7 sushi rules you need to learn today

Sushi etiquette is important, folks. Photo: The Star/Melody L. Goh

For many, going out for sushi can be a weekly or even daily ritual. It’s also one of the most widely used “interests” listed on online dating profiles – and for good reason.

There’s something about sitting at the sushi bar, watching the sushi chef meticulously slice a piece of toro, then gently press it into a carefully formed mound of rice in the palm of his hand. It’s almost therapeutic. And just as there’s an art to making sushi, there’s an art to eating it.