What is the proper way to prepare the sauce for sushi?

Question

I normally mix the wasabi and soy together and then add the ginger to that. So I have a little dish of soy sauce with wasabi disolved in it and ginger floating in it. Is this correct. I really love sushi but nobody else I know doesn't and I'm afraid I may be doing it wrong.

Answer 1

I normally pour a little soy sauce into the wasabi and smash it up with my chopsticks to dissolve it. It's easier when there is less soy sauce. When it's all smashed you can add more soy sauce to you liking.



The ginger I usually leave outside of the mixture. I eat the ginger as "dessert" after I'm done to help get rid of any fishy taste in my mouth. They also say it helps kill any bacteria you may have eaten.

Answer 2

The way to do it, if you like wasabi, is to smush the wasabi in the soy sauce, until it is sort of dissolved, then you need to dip your sushi in that. The ginger is meant to cleanse your palate after the meal.