Gunkan or gunkan maki - classic insider tip
Sushi not only tastes good, there is also a wide variety of sushi shapes and types. A rarer, but nevertheless classic Japanese sushi form is gunkan (軍艦), sometimes also referred to as gunkan-maki (軍艦巻き). Three types of gunkan sushi from the restaurant sansaro in Munich What is gunkan sushi and where does it come from? Gunkan first appeared […]
Nigiri - the classic sushi form
Nigiri refers to typical Japanese sushi bites consisting of a pressed, roughly rectangular piece of rice topped with a filling. This topping (neta or sushidane) can consist of raw, marinated, seared fish, raw or cooked seafood, egg, or other ingredients. The elongated shape of the rice bite, on which the topping lies slightly overlapping, is characteristic. […]
Sushi varieties & sushi shapes - the overview
Anyone who sits down in a sushi restaurant today or even just looks at the different types of sushi parading past the tables on the conveyor belt at a kaiten sushi restaurant will quickly notice that sushi is not only very colorful, but also comes in all kinds of varieties and shapes. Small rolls, large rolls, sushi rolls that are black on the outside from seaweed, and […]
SUSHIYA BENTO STORE
SUSHIYA BENTO IN MUNICH Many customers know and love our restaurant sansaro in the middle of the Amalienpassage, often referred to as SUSHIYA sansaro. The sansaro restaurant opened for business in 2007 — and very few people know that we previously had the SUSHIYA BENTO SHOP in downtown Munich. Here we tell the story behind it. […]
Kitcho
An overview of Japanese restaurants in Munich and insight into where to find good and where to find the best Sushi can find in Munich
Where sushi comes from - the story of raw fish and sour rice
Sushi as we know it today is ultimately a development of the second half of the 20th century. The original sushi dish differed significantly from what we now refer to as sushi. What began as a necessity to preserve fish over long periods of time and keep it edible has become a luxurious dish known for its supposedly quick […]
Historical interplay of ingredients around sushi
Sushi, as we know it today, consists of vinegared rice, fish, vegetables, nori, and a few seasonings such as wasabi and soy sauce. However, this was not always the case: originally, pickling fish in cooked rice was simply a method of fermenting the fish in a controlled manner to preserve it. The rice […]
Kaiseki event on October 19 & 20, 2022
The third Kaiseki event we have offered in autumn 2022 for two days in a row - and have been fully booked within a few hours...
Haguruma Munich
An overview of Japanese restaurants in Munich and insight into where to find good and where to find the best Sushi in Munich can find - here we write about a few restaurants that we would generally recommend.
Mitani in Munich Haidhausen
Please note: this is not the website of Restaurant Mitani, but a blog article by the Munich-based company SUSHIYA, which focuses on Japanese cuisine in Munich. You cannot make reservations or contact Restaurant Mitani here—but you can read our review and tips. In the Bavarian capital of Munich, the ground is fertile for good […]