# Sushi - are you supposed to dip rolls in the soy sauce?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sushi-are-you-supposed-to-dip-rolls-in-the-soy-sauce/342542>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [February 1, 2006, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sushi-are-you-supposed-to-dip-rolls-in-the-soy-sauce/342542 "2006-02-01T18:49:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2006, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sushi-are-you-supposed-to-dip-rolls-in-the-soy-sauce/342542/41 "2006-02-03T08:39:47Z")

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I prefer to eat it sushi without dipping it into soy sauce or putting any wasabi on it. The ginger, I eat after the sushi is gone.

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**Author:** ![RobuSensei](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/919ad9/32.png) [@RobuSensei](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobuSensei)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2006, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sushi-are-you-supposed-to-dip-rolls-in-the-soy-sauce/342542/42 "2006-02-03T13:46:28Z")

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> [@Brain Wreck](#):
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> One tradition that is definitely true is the tradition of gobbling a whole roll, while facing south, on the day of spring \*[setsubun](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Setsubun) \* for good luck.

Aaa! Thanks for reminding me!

Off to Lawson Station!

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**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2006, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sushi-are-you-supposed-to-dip-rolls-in-the-soy-sauce/342542/43 "2006-02-03T14:28:26Z")

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I take all the sashimi and place it in one pile.

Then I take all the rice parts and place it in another pile, eventually rolling it into a giant ball of rice.

Wasabi and ginger go into a third pile

Then pour soy sauce over your sashimi pile.

Eat each pile in reverse alphabetical order.

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