The shredded white stuff and the green leaf, are we supposed to eat it? It’s a great way to keep my sashimi from sticking to the plate, but I’m never sure if it’s just garnish/functional or if we eat it too?
The shredded white stuff and the green leaf, are we supposed to eat it? It’s a great way to keep my sashimi from sticking to the plate, but I’m never sure if it’s just garnish/functional or if we eat it too?
by Professional-End7367
29 Comments
skate1243
you’re not necessarily supposed to eat it, it’s just garnish, but you can. The daikon (white stuff) is kinda tasty
Vindictives9688
I like eating the shiso leaf
Affectionate_Tie3313
Yes you can eat it; consider both as palate cleansers between bites
barelynormalgirl
Yeaa you can eat it too :>
Both_Analyst_4734
Pretty simple, if you like it eat it. If not, leave it.
I never use to, my Japanese wife always does. I got to like it. I wrap the daikon in the Shiso, dip it in the soy sauce + wasabi I use to dip the sashimi in.
NumerousSwordfish622
I like the daikon but shiso just doesn’t agree with my tastebuds
PacRimRod
Yes…It is an edible garnish. They both taste good dipped into soy with wasabi.
MrWheaters
Beefsteak leaves are so good and the shaved radish is nice . My favorite local spot was the only place to serve it and I miss it. I would make a lil handball with some the tuna and beefsteak and it was much more palatable than plain tuna to me.
No-Abrocoma2555
Not really a fan of the daikon and it smells kind of weird
AcornWholio
You don’t have to eat them, but they are absolutely edible. It’s a good way to avoid generating plastic and other material waste. In general, I prefer my garnish to be edible for that reason – lemon, shiso, lettuce, daikon, etc.
As for the taste, the shiso (leaf) has a very strong and unique flavour compared to the daikon (white strings.) I enjoy how shiso tastes, and may add it to my sushi if the man ingredient is clam, squid, octopus, etc. Daikon I will have at the end just to get rid of any lingering tastes when my meal is done.
wiliam_ropes33
I like to eat my shiso leaf with a piece of tuna
2girls1eli
I eat it when I’m bored haha
Ronin_1999
I am a big fan of taking your middle piece or your final piece of sashimi and wrapping the shisho around it when you take your dip and bite. Quite the flavor treat!
devilsdontcry
Try wrapping your salmon with it and a little soy or ponzu *chefs kiss*
Bencetown
I love both! Like others said, the daikon is a great palate cleanser.
I felt bad when I found out recently I had been thinking the shiso leaf was just like an ornamental garnish and throwing it away… since I found out it’s also totally edible, I tried it and love having a piece of it with the sashimi!
Top_Comparison3966
Its Daikon. Dip it in some soy sauce and eat it with salmon and shiso
cyclorphan
I eat it usually. Love shiso, I like to make a roll with shisi leaves, Kanpyo (pickled gourd strips, for a bit of tanginesss and acidity), salmon, otoro and ikura. Delicious, now I want to make some sushi.
Daikon is just a radish and I like it, it’s a little more radishy than the average radisg IMO but similar flavor. In little threads like thus, it’s very mild tasting.
I’ll just dip both in shoyu, maybe add a little wasabi.
Asleep_Pressure_2882
I like the julienned jicama to add a little crunch sometimes edit or daikon
adisakp
They’re both edible.
The white stuff is just shredded radish (daikon) – it’s very mild and crunchy but a little bland. It’s better with a little wasabi and soy sauce.
The leaf is typically shiso leaf – it’s edible but a bit of an acquired taste.
Hypnox88
I love dikon radish. I almost always ask for extra of it.
YouGot_Moxie_Kid
I eat the daikon dipped in soysauce, it holds the sauce really well and it’s a refreshing bite of vegetables in a mostly fish based meal
SHINSHINESPARK
Daikon (the cut white radish) is a good snack that you can have alone or with some soy sauce. Shiso leaf is often overlooked and can be eaten with sashimi to enhance the flavour. I would recommend placing the shiso against your sashimi and place the sashimi on your tongue with the shiso facing the top of your palate. This way you get balanced flavours, otherwise if the shiso is on your tongue, it masks the taste and texture of the fish.
Bulky-Daikon-5660
i dip it in soy sauce and eat it in one go
Kalthiria_Shines
I like the daikon a lot, but I’m never interested in eating a bunch of mint.
TheSlimeLab
Shredded daikon, and shiso leaf and both are edible. The only thing I don’t eat is the pickled ginger. It’s not “expected” that you eat it, but many do. If you don’t like it it would not be frowned upon to leave it.
Immaculate_Produce3
Innocentcitizen69
The leaf is shiso, it tastes kind of like a cinnamon basil might taste. I love to eat it with the raw fish, and the white is shredded daikon, which is fabulous dipped in a smidge of soy sauce and eaten with fish, or plain as a palate cleanser as others have mentioned
8point
TIL those are daikon. I always thought they were crispy rice noodles or something. Tasty anyway!
granther4
I like to eat the shredded daikon with richer cuts of sashimi (salmon, toro, yellowtail belly) as it adds some crunch and balances the fattiness.
29 Comments
you’re not necessarily supposed to eat it, it’s just garnish, but you can. The daikon (white stuff) is kinda tasty
I like eating the shiso leaf
Yes you can eat it; consider both as palate cleansers between bites
Yeaa you can eat it too :>
Pretty simple, if you like it eat it. If not, leave it.
I never use to, my Japanese wife always does. I got to like it. I wrap the daikon in the Shiso, dip it in the soy sauce + wasabi I use to dip the sashimi in.
I like the daikon but shiso just doesn’t agree with my tastebuds
Yes…It is an edible garnish. They both taste good dipped into soy with wasabi.
Beefsteak leaves are so good and the shaved radish is nice . My favorite local spot was the only place to serve it and I miss it. I would make a lil handball with some the tuna and beefsteak and it was much more palatable than plain tuna to me.
Not really a fan of the daikon and it smells kind of weird
You don’t have to eat them, but they are absolutely edible. It’s a good way to avoid generating plastic and other material waste. In general, I prefer my garnish to be edible for that reason – lemon, shiso, lettuce, daikon, etc.
As for the taste, the shiso (leaf) has a very strong and unique flavour compared to the daikon (white strings.) I enjoy how shiso tastes, and may add it to my sushi if the man ingredient is clam, squid, octopus, etc. Daikon I will have at the end just to get rid of any lingering tastes when my meal is done.
I like to eat my shiso leaf with a piece of tuna
I eat it when I’m bored haha
I am a big fan of taking your middle piece or your final piece of sashimi and wrapping the shisho around it when you take your dip and bite. Quite the flavor treat!
Try wrapping your salmon with it and a little soy or ponzu *chefs kiss*
I love both! Like others said, the daikon is a great palate cleanser.
I felt bad when I found out recently I had been thinking the shiso leaf was just like an ornamental garnish and throwing it away… since I found out it’s also totally edible, I tried it and love having a piece of it with the sashimi!
Its Daikon. Dip it in some soy sauce and eat it with salmon and shiso
I eat it usually. Love shiso, I like to make a roll with shisi leaves, Kanpyo (pickled gourd strips, for a bit of tanginesss and acidity), salmon, otoro and ikura. Delicious, now I want to make some sushi.
Daikon is just a radish and I like it, it’s a little more radishy than the average radisg IMO but similar flavor. In little threads like thus, it’s very mild tasting.
I’ll just dip both in shoyu, maybe add a little wasabi.
I like the julienned jicama to add a little crunch sometimes edit or daikon
They’re both edible.
The white stuff is just shredded radish (daikon) – it’s very mild and crunchy but a little bland. It’s better with a little wasabi and soy sauce.
The leaf is typically shiso leaf – it’s edible but a bit of an acquired taste.
I love dikon radish. I almost always ask for extra of it.
I eat the daikon dipped in soysauce, it holds the sauce really well and it’s a refreshing bite of vegetables in a mostly fish based meal
Daikon (the cut white radish) is a good snack that you can have alone or with some soy sauce.
Shiso leaf is often overlooked and can be eaten with sashimi to enhance the flavour. I would recommend placing the shiso against your sashimi and place the sashimi on your tongue with the shiso facing the top of your palate. This way you get balanced flavours, otherwise if the shiso is on your tongue, it masks the taste and texture of the fish.
i dip it in soy sauce and eat it in one go
I like the daikon a lot, but I’m never interested in eating a bunch of mint.
Shredded daikon, and shiso leaf and both are edible.
The only thing I don’t eat is the pickled ginger. It’s not “expected” that you eat it, but many do. If you don’t like it it would not be frowned upon to leave it.
The leaf is shiso, it tastes kind of like a cinnamon basil might taste. I love to eat it with the raw fish, and the white is shredded daikon, which is fabulous dipped in a smidge of soy sauce and eaten with fish, or plain as a palate cleanser as others have mentioned
TIL those are daikon. I always thought they were crispy rice noodles or something. Tasty anyway!
I like to eat the shredded daikon with richer cuts of sashimi (salmon, toro, yellowtail belly) as it adds some crunch and balances the fattiness.