No.1 Soak the right side: When eating nigiri sushi (a bit of glutinous rice topped with a strip of fish or seafood), lightly soak the strip — not the rice — in the soy sauce to enjoy the flavor more.

No. 2 Eat in order: go from light to dark. To appreciate the flavor of each type of fish, start with mild, light-colored varieties, and then move on to dark fish, which are greasier and stronger in flavor Japanese.

No. 3 Use wasabi sparingly: If the chef didn’t add wasabi to his sushi, spread some directly on the fish or roll. Do not alter the flavor of wasabi by mixing it with soy sauce.

No. 4 Cleanse your palate: Don’t put pickled ginger in your sushi. Instead, eat it between bites, and that way you’ll prepare your taste buds for what’s next.

No. 5 Forget wooden chopsticks: sushi was born as a street food, and it’s still acceptable to eat it with your fingers, if you prefer.

No. 6 Don’t nibble: Sushi chefs carefully measure the proportions of fish, rice and wasabi in each piece; Eat these in one bite.