"Gerry" > wrote in message
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> In article >, masayuki >
> wrote:
>
>> > Almost everytime, busy or otherwise, we take 90+ minutes to eat. 120
>> > is about tops.
>>
>> If you concentrate on eating sushi and the bar is not busy,
>> 60 minutes would be enough. But if you enjoy talking with
>> someone, 60 minutes are not enough. You want to need more
>> 30 minutes.
>
> That's about right. We're in conversations with each other and
> frequently meet new friends and swap stories with them.

I think that to sushi lovers the most important is to enjoy eating
sushi, drinking sake and talking to friends. Can you include sushi
chefs or masters as friends at your favourite sushi bars?

>> By the way, there is an all-you-can-eat tabeboudai way here
>> in Japan, do you have that there? The limited time of tabehoudai
>> is generally, 60, 90 or 120 minutes.
>
> I've never heard of such. But I have heard of one place in Tokyo that
> has a 1.5 hour limit on each table, no matter what they're eating or
> spending. An hour an a half, and off you go!

I imagine that among American guys some have a tremendously
big stomach so that sushi-bar managers may get cold feet.

It's now at 8: 15 pm.. Today we got nice sashimi of kanpachi at a
supermarket and dined in. Kanpachi looks like small buri. Fatty kanpachi
in autumn is said to be most delicious.

Masayuki

> --
> "A Dictionary of Japanese Food, Ingredients & Culture" by Richard Hosking
> (Tuttle, '97). All the hints one might need for exploring Japanese food.
>
> "The Sake Handbook" by John Gaunter (Tuttle, '02). An excellent intro and
> reference to sake.