Lao Tzu on a Good Traveler

A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving. 
Lao Tzu

Lao Tzu to Confucius

Lao Tzu to Confucius: "The problem with u, sir, is that your intelligence enables you to evaluate people critically. And when you evaluate people critically, you bring danger upon yourself."


exact point: http://youtu.be/68Npq2L0GtQ?t=6m41s

Confucius Quotes "The Superior Man"

Confucius demanded absolute honesty, total self-control and unyielding virtue from his followers. 


“A superior man thinks about what is right. A small man thinks about what is profitable.  A superior man demands much of himself.  A small man demands much of others. A superior man accepts his lot in common.  A small man is full of complaints.”

exact point: http://youtu.be/XWQ2vwZxiD4?t=3m50s

Confidence Quote

“Confidence comes not from always being right but not fearing to be wrong”

Heston Blumenthal

"I taught myself. I did 12 years of experiments on every dish in classical cuisine before i ever opened the restaurant. That's how I learned to cook meat."


Youtube @ 10:55

Dale Carnegie: Win People to Your Way of Thinking

Win People to Your Way of Thinking

Dale Carnegie: Win People to Your Way of Thinking

In a previous article, “Being Friendly: A Dale Carnegie Business Solution”, the importance of being friendly was discussed from Dale Carnegie’s book, How to Win Friends and Influence People.  Being friendly is part of doing good business, and winning people to your way of thinking is a great way to overcome the many barriers that can come along with doing business, too.  It is not always easy to get things done when everyone has a different idea of how to approach business operations, like marketing projects, collecting on invoices, earning new clients, etc.  Further, when a dispute is in place, it can be challenging to get other people to do the things you ask of them.  Dale Carnegie offers good advice on how to break those barriers down.

How to Win People to Your Way of Thinking:

1. The only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it.

2. Show respect for the other person’s opinion.  Never say, “You’re wrong.”

3. If you are wrong, admit it quickly and emphatically.

4. Begin in a friendly way.

5. Get the other person saying, “Yes, yes.”

6. Let the other person do a great deal of the talking.

7. Let the other person feel that the idea is his or hers.

8. Try honestly to see things from the other person’s point of view.

9. Be sympathetic with the other person’s ideas and desires.

10. Appeal to the nobler motives.

11. Dramatize your ideas.

12. Throw down a challenge.

(Source: Carnegie, Dale. How to Win Friends and Influence People. Dale Carnegie & Associates, Inc. 1981.)

To Highlight a Few:

Show respect for the other person’s opinion.  Never say, “You’re wrong.”

When you and your coworker do not see eye to eye on something, it is easy to point fingers and say “You’re wrong.”  Sometimes you may not say those exact words, but might as well say it by making other comments like “That is a silly idea”, “Why would anyone do that,” or even by making facial expressions that allude to the same context.  Instead, it is better to respect each other’s opinions just as you would want respect for your own ideas.  You respecting the other person’s opinion makes it easier for them to be open minded in truly hearing your ideas.  Telling them that they are wrong will only put them on the defense, potentially creating an impossible barrier to overcome in getting your opinions heard.

Get the other person saying, “Yes, yes.”

A good way to begin is by asking questions to which you expect the answer to be, “Yes.”  The answer, “Yes”, not only sounds more pleasant, but puts you and your associates on an agreeable playing field.  By emphasizing the things that you agree on, it stimulates positive responses, more positive with each question.  By the end of the conversation, they will be more agreeable than they may have been in the beginning.

Appeal to the Nobler Motives.

Everyone likes to view themselves with noble intentions and values.  Appealing to these values and intentions will inspire them to do what you are asking of them.  You might mention how they always stick to their word, stand by their product, make the right decision, etc.  This is a positive reinforcement of their willingness to participate, take action, or make a decision for you before it happens.  It, of course, must be genuine or the other person will detect your phony manipulation tactic.  But honestly appealing to the other person’s nobler motives will benefit your request.

Reading Dale Carnegie’s book is a great way to grow professionally because it contains several principals on how to improve business relationships, which something that every business professional should be eager to learn.  Each rule listed above has its benefits.  If you have not already, learn them, try them, and reap the benefits both personally and professionally.

In a previous article, “Being Friendly: A Dale Carnegie Business Solution”, the importance of being friendly was discussed from Dale Carnegie’s book, How to Win Friends and Influence People.  Being friendly is part of doing good business, and winning people to your way of thinking is a great way to overcome the many barriers that can come along with doing business, too.  It is not always easy to get things done when everyone has a different idea of how to approach business operations, like marketing projects, collecting on invoices, earning new clients, etc.  Further, when a dispute is in place, it can be challenging to get other people to do the things you ask of them.  Dale Carnegie offers good advice on how to break those barriers down.

How to Win People to Your Way of Thinking:

1. The only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it.

2. Show respect for the other person’s opinion.  Never say, “You’re wrong.”

3. If you are wrong, admit it quickly and emphatically.

4. Begin in a friendly way.

5. Get the other person saying, “Yes, yes.”

6. Let the other person do a great deal of the talking.

7. Let the other person feel that the idea is his or hers.

8. Try honestly to see things from the other person’s point of view.

9. Be sympathetic with the other person’s ideas and desires.

10. Appeal to the nobler motives.

11. Dramatize your ideas.

12. Throw down a challenge.

(Source: Carnegie, Dale. How to Win Friends and Influence People. Dale Carnegie & Associates, Inc. 1981.)

To Highlight a Few:

Show respect for the other person’s opinion.  Never say, “You’re wrong.”

When you and your coworker do not see eye to eye on something, it is easy to point fingers and say “You’re wrong.”  Sometimes you may not say those exact words, but might as well say it by making other comments like “That is a silly idea”, “Why would anyone do that,” or even by making facial expressions that allude to the same context.  Instead, it is better to respect each other’s opinions just as you would want respect for your own ideas.  You respecting the other person’s opinion makes it easier for them to be open minded in truly hearing your ideas.  Telling them that they are wrong will only put them on the defense, potentially creating an impossible barrier to overcome in getting your opinions heard.

Get the other person saying, “Yes, yes.”

A good way to begin is by asking questions to which you expect the answer to be, “Yes.”  The answer, “Yes”, not only sounds more pleasant, but puts you and your associates on an agreeable playing field.  By emphasizing the things that you agree on, it stimulates positive responses, more positive with each question.  By the end of the conversation, they will be more agreeable than they may have been in the beginning.

Appeal to the Nobler Motives.

Everyone likes to view themselves with noble intentions and values.  Appealing to these values and intentions will inspire them to do what you are asking of them.  You might mention how they always stick to their word, stand by their product, make the right decision, etc.  This is a positive reinforcement of their willingness to participate, take action, or make a decision for you before it happens.  It, of course, must be genuine or the other person will detect your phony manipulation tactic.  But honestly appealing to the other person’s nobler motives will benefit your request.

Reading Dale Carnegie’s book is a great way to grow professionally because it contains several principals on how to improve business relationships, which something that every business professional should be eager to learn.  Each rule listed above has its benefits.  If you have not already, learn them, try them, and reap the benefits both personally and professionally

http://cornerworld.com/win-people-to-your-thinking/

101 Interesting Facts about Korea

1. red lights and road signs are only suggestions, not requirements (buses run red rights all the time if no people or cars crossing)
2. majority of shops and restaurants are franchises
3. when 1 thing works, it is replicated many times....rare to see unique, new ideas...(in my area, there are 10 fried chicken places and 15 cell phone stores and 10 kimbap places...yet they keep making more of them...)
4. korean drink early and get drunk way earlier than americans....wasted and stumbling by 10pm
5. after midnight, many are already done drinking...so eating and cafe is common at this late hour
6. korean never hold the door for others
7. koreans push and shove all the time on buses and trains...
8. rarely will you be let to go first in any line
9. many times u will encounter that the clerk or cashier of the store is actually the owner as well
10. english here is quite good when it comes to storeowners
11. korean kids are cute and somehow get uglier as they grow older
12. everybody listens to k-pop, from the bus drivers to cab drivers to young kids...u will hear a girls generation ring tone as commonly on a 70 year old ahjumma as a 6 year old.
13. everybody has a smart phone...
14. most korean food tastes similar
15. koreans are lazy and not detail oriented, especially with cooking
16. koreans love to eat snacks...any person, big or small or beautiful or ugly can't help but wait in line for some street food or fried snack
17. everything is spicy...most are not very spicy but everything has a lil kick to it
18. kimchi or pickled daikon is served with everything....
19. everybody loves ddokbokki, fried chicken, instant ramen
20. there is a love hate relationship with everything japanese
21. most store are unprofitable yet they don't risk being different to try to stand out from their competition
22. Paris Baguette is everywhere
23. Koreans love bread and coffee probably more than any other country in the world
24. soju is super cheap and drunk by everyone (its even in the teacher's office refrigerator)
25. Koreans litter and find nothing wrong with it..from the teacher's room to the streets of seoul, litter is everywhere and not super clean)

Handwriting Analysis

The results of your analysis say:

You plan ahead, and are interested in beauty, design, outward appearance, and symmetry.
You are a person who thinks before acting, intelligent and thorough.
You are diplomatic, objective, and live in the present.
You are a talkative person, maybe even a busybody!
You enjoy life in your own way and do not depend on the opinions of others.

http://handwriting.feedbucket.com/

Hard Work vs Talent Quote

Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard.

10 reasons we love Singapore

The real Singapore is more than just laksa or anything involving the word "hub"

By Aimee Chan 30 November, 2011

Call it "Asia Lite," call it "A Fine City," there's still a lot to love in Singapore.

Everyone loves to complain about Singapore -- but you’re still here, aren’t you?

There are some very positive reasons why many are choosing to stay, rather than leave, the Little Red Dot.

It’s not just that Singapore is clean, green and safe.

And positivity doesn’t mean a cheesy, clichéd campaign slogan or overstated accolades.

Day-to-day life in Singapore can be pretty good, even if you loath to admit it.

1. Efficiency

Singapore is extremely efficient when it come to matters of business.

We don’t procrastinate or hold lengthy discussions. If it sounds good, just do it.

A building looks ugly? Just tear it down and replace it.

Thinking of setting up a shop? Already signed the lease yesterday.

Wondering when the next MRT train is arriving? Who needs a timetable? They run every five minutes.

Bureaucracy rarely keeps us waiting, and we appreciate that, unless you are waiting for a Permanent Resident application at the moment.

2. Late-night Singapore

Things start and finish late. For the early birds, this does mean it can be a little impossible to do chores before 11 a.m., but it also means no queuing at popular spots.

At 8 a.m. you can have Orchard Road practically all to yourself. Mornings (pre- or -post rush hour) are especially peaceful and calm, perfect for walking the dog, going for a long run or just soaking up the city in relative silence.

3. Anytime, anywhere

Singapore is still lively after the sun goes down. People are walking in the streets and shops are open for business.

When you’ve forgotten an anniversary or desperately needing a new outfit for a function the next day, long retail trading hours can be critical.

And if you still live with your parents, having multiple places to chill after hours is very useful indeed.

4. The small details matter

Aunty will make sure your food is packed properly.

People take their take-away seriously.

Hawker food may be fast, but there’s nothing slap-dash about it. The aunty at the stall will spend almost as long as the hawker himself packing your noodle soup (rejigging the plastic bag, navigating the container, carefully placing the chili packet) so there is rarely any spillage.

Try ordering takeaway in other countries where they forget the chopsticks or the pizza arrives stuck to the lid and you’ll realize these small things matter, especially in the long run.

5. Cheap parking

Unlike many other countries, here you only pay around S$7 for the privilege of driving right up to the restaurant instead of driving in circles searching for a covered and secure car park.

Believe it or not, at Marina Bay Sands, the valet is free (yes, read it again, free) but you determine the gratuity.

It’s safe, it’s easy and it saves dealing with the Saturday night taxi debacle.

6. Reliable service

Yes, hawker aunties again.

They may be rude but they don’t judge the way fine dining staff might.

Especially at the 24-hour places.

Want assam laksa or char kway teow at 7 a.m.? Sure. You’ll still get the same blank, slightly curt expression, no matter what time of day you order or how much extra pork lard you request.

7. Changi Airport

Changi's efficiency never fails to welcome you back to Singapore.

Without a doubt Changi Airport is the best airport in the world.

The journey from the plane-to-cab is always within 15 minutes, including collecting your luggage, and with some fun sweets at customs on the way in.

And what about those taxi uncles and aunties? Need we say more?

8. Predictable weather

Singapore’s weather is decisive.

When it rains, it rains properly. No lame drizzle and very few overcast, dreary days.

It’s either bright sunshine and blaring heat, or pouring like the world is about to end.

Either way, it’s always balmy and warm so its much easier to get dressed. The only complication is whether to bring an umbrella or not.

9. It’s an easy city

Too lazy to walk? No cabs in sight? Enlist the help of a trishaw uncle.

We are not ashamed to embrace slothfulness. The vast majority of us hate to move unnecessarily, unless it’s from one end of the buffet line to the other.

This makes many things simple.

Need to have an awkward conversation with your boss? It’s fine to email her even though she sits two tables away.

Wearing ridiculously high heels or refusing to show up with sweat patches? It’s perfectly acceptable to catch cabs from one end of Orchard Road to the other.

This is a culture where people love to sit down, eat, talk and do nothing; and really, it’s pretty awesome.

10. A multi-cultural city

In Singapore there’s folks from all walks of life, from all around the globe and all extremes of income.

In one morning you can exchange a friendly banter with the cleaner at the office, share a coffee with your colleague from Malaysia, Japan, India or America and watch your boss roll into a meeting straight from his Lamborghini.

No matter race, religion or country, there are always interesting people to meet and talk with, and give us some perspective on how lucky we, in Singapore, really are.

Read more: 10 reasons we love Singapore | CNNGo.com http://www.cnngo.com/singapore/life/10-reasons-why-i-love-sg-213419#ixzz1fd5GGpUV

40 Hong Kong foods we can't live without

Street-style comfort foods, reptiles, and a lot of pork -- here are our picks of the most delicious and iconic food items of this foodie's paradise

By Christopher DeWolf, Izzy Ozawa, Tiffany Lam, Virginia Lau, and Zoe Li 13 July, 2010

請按此閱讀香港不能欠缺的40種美食中文版本.

Hong Kongers have a passion reserved just for Hong Kong food that eclipses their love for politics, shopping, gambling, and even -- gasp -- stocks. This city is home to some of the most food-obsessed people in the world and produces an alarming array of food items ranging from the stubbornly traditional to unself-conscious fusion foods, each more drool-worthy than the next. Here are a selection of 40 Hong Kong foods that make us rather not live than live without:

1. Hong Kong-style French toast

Unlike its more restrained Sunday brunch counterpart, Hong Kong-style French toast is for when you're stressed out and looking for a warm, deep-fried hug. It's two pieces of toast slathered with peanut butter or kaya jam, soaked in egg batter, fried in butter and served with still more butter and lots of syrup. Too much of this will send you to an early grave, but it's the perfect comfort-food combination of simple flavours and textures: sweet and savoury, soft and crispy.
Try it at Lan Fong Yuen, 6 Gage Street, Central, tel +852 2850 8683.

2. Scrambled egg sandwich

On paper, an egg sandwich doesn't sound very noteworthy. After all, it's just fried egg in between two pieces of soft white bread. No big deal, right? Ah, but that would ignore the genius of a good Hong Kong line cook, who can somehow turn an egg into a fluffy, finely-layered gem of stomach-warming goodness. A classic egg sandwich should be plump, full of eggy flavour and light, not greasy.
Most people swear by the Australia Dairy Company, 47 Parkes Street, Jordan, tel +852 2730 1356, Australia Dairy Company Appreciation Group Facebook page, but our favourite is the Kwong Sing Café, 10 San Shing Avenue, Sheung Shui, tel +852 2670 4501.

3. Stinky tofu

No doubt you will have heard or read about the stench emanating from one of the strangest foods to come out of this part of the world. But nothing can really prepare you for the stink. Smelly tofu, like durian, is one of Asia's most iconic 'weird foods.' The stench is a result of fermentation of the tofu and it is such an overpowering smell you'll be hard-pressed to shake it off for months to come. But Hong Kongers really love that stink. Well, most Hong Kongers.
Follow your nose to Delicious Food, shop 10, G/F, 30-32 Nullah Road, Prince Edward, tel +852 2142 7468.

4. Hong Kong style-cheeseburgers

Dirt-cheap, kitschy and consistently delicious, Denmark Cake Shop’s Hong Kong-style cheeseburgers are reminiscent of the good old days pre-McD domination. The rundown eatery’s HK$9 burgers don’t fit the burger archetype, but it’s just as good, if not better: it’s palm-sized, minimalist (ketchup, home-made mayo, half a slice of processed cheese) and is encased in a slightly sweet Hong Kong-style butter roll. The patty is heavily seasoned and moist, attracting lines of schoolchildren since the shop opened in 1972. Denmark Cake Shop, G/F, 106 Leighton Road, Causeway Bay, tel +852 2576 7353.

5. Sweet tofu soup

Sweet tofu soup is one of those deceptively simple dishes whose potential for satisfaction far outweighs the complexity of its ingredients. One of the best places to try it is Kin Hing, a lean-to stall in the countryside of Lamma Island that is run by an elderly couple who serves nothing but 'dau fu faa'. It's smooth and soft, doused in a lightly sweet syrup and sprinkled with yellow sugar; the sharp sweetness of the sugar complements the musty soya flavour of the tofu.
To get there, walk from Yung Shue Wan towards Hung Shing Yeh "Powerplant" Beach.

6. 'Pineapple' bun

The boh loh baau (literally meaning 'pineapple bun') is the holy grail of what may generously be termed the Hong Kong school of baking. It's firm on the outside, soft on the inside and topped by crunchy, sugary pastry. Popular enough to have been exported around the world -- step into a Chinese bakery in Toronto, Taipei or Tianjin and you're likely to find one -- it's ubiquitous in Hong Kong. It's the perfect complement to milk tea, especially if you have it with butter, a variation known as boh loh yaau.
Try it at two Mongkok cafés that are known for their buns: Kam Wah, 47 Bute Street, Mongkok, tel +852 2392 6830 and Hong Lin, 143 Tung Choi Street, Mongkok, tel +852 2391 8398.

Read more: 40 Hong Kong foods we can't live without | CNNGo.com http://www.cnngo.com/hong-kong/none/40-things-eat-hong-kong-coronary-arrest-820489#ixzz1fd4wYnPk

The best Hong Kong dim sum

A Hong Kong dim sum restaurant session once upon a time was about tea appreciation. The baskets of delicate dumplings were a foil for the fragrant drink and considered snacks rather than a full meal.

These days, dim sum itself is a protagonist on the culinary stage. The diversity and sheer number of Hong Kong dim sum restaurants is stunning.

Noisy Cantonese joints where people eat with such determination there's a slight madness in the air; gilded, hushed dining rooms where waiters anticipate your every move; tranquil oases hidden on a mountaintop ... we've got it all here in Hong Kong.

We've picked our favorite Hong Kong dim sum restaurants to make it easy for the food-in-steam-basket fanatics. As we say in Hong Kong, please enjoy!

We've come up with 13 Hong Kong dim sum recommendations and so divided them into 3-4 per page. We've stuck a condensed version of the complete list plus addresses on the last page.

Aiya! Did we miss out your favorite Hong Kong dim sum restaurant ? Let us know which one, and why you love it so much in the comments box below.

Best after hours: San Hing (新興食家)

Celeb-worthy lau sa bao from San Hing.

A mix of elderly folk, celebrities and drunk people on a last stop before home share tables at San Hing for a Hong Kong dim sum fix at dawn.

Located in Kennedy Town, San Hing technically opens at 3 a.m., though customers will arrive earlier to secure seats. Especially on weekends, the shop is a madhouse in the wee hours.

Staff frantically churn out a wide selection of dim sum, stacked into giant bamboo towers. Customers are perpetually hovering around the food arrival counter, while an unending stream of new customers mill about looking to snatch seats.

Photographs on the wall show Canto-pop star Eason Chan giving props to San Hing's lau sa bao -- signature yellow custard "quicksand buns."

Other San Hing specialities include quail's egg siu mai, deep-fried milk and various seasonal dishes often not listed on the menu, such as osmanthus jelly during the summer.

The cost is a bargain, with dim sum dishes ranging in price from HK$12-$17.

San Hing has been around Kennedy Town for more than 20 years, though it moved to its current location a few years ago.

San Hing 新興食家, 10 Hau Wo St., Kennedy Town, +852 2816 0616. Open daily, 3 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Also on CNNGo: 12 things about tea your dim sum restaurateur won't tell you

Best VIP treatment: Fook Lam Moon

A very literal lau sa bao.

The first thing we encountered at Fook Lam Moon was a Rolls-Royce Phantom pulling up at the main entrance, casually letting out a rotund, weary-looking man and his two hungry, young offspring who bounced noisily to the door of the Hong Kong dim sum restaurant as though they were visiting grandma's house.

It isn't called the "canteen of the wealthy" for nothing.

Even though the joint is frequented by the rich and famous, anyone can rock up to Fook Lam Moon and feel like a billionaire.

The service is six-star-hotel-perfect without the robotic-ness. They don't overservice because, you know, celebrities just want to be left alone.

But staff have real charm that they turn on for every customer that walks through their doors. Not just wealthy regulars.

Compared with San Hing above, if you're willing to pay HK$60 for a basket of siu mai, you may as well be regarded as a high-roller.

Yes, it's expensive, but each dim sum gave our tastebuds an education.

Har gau are succulent and juicy, almost to the point of being soupy; their skins perfectly translucent. A signature shrimp cheung fun has a layer of crisp bean curd sheet to add another dimension of texture to an old standby.

The lau sa bao surpassed our favorites at San Hing. The bread casing was barely a centimeter thick and the custard filling would spill out in an appropriate visual expression of its name "quicksand bun."

Fook Lam Moon, 35-45 Johnston Rd., Wanchai, +852 2866 0663, www.fooklammoon-grp.com. Open daily, 11:30 a.m. - 3 p.m., 6 - 11 p.m.

Best rural experience: Choi Lung Restaurant (彩龍茶樓)

Shek Wai Ling (top right) says her customers travel more than an hour to eat dim sum at Choi Lung.

Choi Lung Restaurant is a three-story family-run teahouse on the waist of Hong Kong's highest peak, Tai Mo Shan. It is a great place to recharge after a hike.

Go early to secure the freshest Hong Kong dim sum experience in this self-service teahouse. Diners have to prepare their own tea and rest on simple plastic stools.

Despite the humble set-up, Choi Lung has been running for more than 40 years with a group of dedicated fans.

"People would drive all the way here from Sai Wan for a bowl of black bean ribs with rice. The rice bowls used to be made of porcelain but people kept dropping them so we switched to stainless steel," says waitress Shek Wai Ling.

We recommend the bean curd sheet wraps filled with chicken, taro and fish maw. The taro is cooked just through with a crunchy outer layer, the chicken is very tender and the fish maw is juicy.

A vegetable stall outside Choi Lung's front door is also well known for selling locally grown produce.

In November, the restaurant will serve fresh watercress purchased directly from the farms nearby, which Shek promises to be "very sweet and rarely found."

Visit Choi Lung at weekends as some dim sum are not served on weekdays, such as the black sesame rolls.

Choi Lung Restaurant 彩龍茶樓, 2 Chuen Lung Estate, Route Twisk, Tsuen Wan, +852 2415 5041. Open daily 5 a.m. - 3 p.m.

To get there, take a taxi from Tsuen Wan station for around HK$60 or take minibus 80 at Chuen Lung Street near Tsuen Wan wet market.

Read more: The best Hong Kong dim sum | CNNGo.com http://www.cnngo.com/hong-kong/eat/best-hong-kong-dim-sum-restaurants-674709#ixzz1fd4mT0Rt

How to eat sushi

How to eat sushi

With chopsticks or fingers? Wasabi or no? A double Michelin-starred Tokyo chef sets the record straight and shows us the way

By Mark Robinson, Noriko Yamaguchi 8 July, 2011

Two Michelin stars under his belt and Koji Sawada is still seeking perfection.

So, how do you eat sushi, the quintessential Japanese delicacy of vinegared rice topped with raw fish and other ingredients? With your fingers? With chopsticks? Dipped into soy sauce; daubed with wasabi? One mouthful or two?

The only certainty, it seems, is that its proper consumption demands both etiquette and practicality. To put the matter to rest, we enquired at the top: Sushi Sawada, on Tokyo’s most prestigious intersection of Ginza 4-chome.

With two Michelin stars and only seven seats, Sawada is a shrine to this single wondrous dish -- and to straight-talking master Koji Sawada’s constant quest for perfection.

How to eat sushi: The hands

Sawada's technique for the perfect sushi experience:

1. Grip the sushi -- do not squeeze.

2. Roll it partway over.

3. Turn it upside down.

4. Dip lightly into soy sauce.

5. Place whole piece in the mouth, letting the texture and delicate flavor of the soy-dipped fish touch the tongue first.

There’s a simple reason for inverting your sushi: the molded rice base will disintegrate if dipped directly into soy sauce. The rice will also soak up too much sauce, ruining the flavor balance.

However, if you’re lucky enough to score a seat at Sawada, you won’t be concerned with the dipping step. Like many top sushi masters, Sawada seasons each piece with his own soy sauce blend or a sprinkle of sea salt before serving, hence no need to dip.

“But the rest is the same,” says Sawada. “The fish should touch the tongue first.” Most mainstream sushi-ya (sushi restaurants) expect customers to dip, and you’ll find soy sauce dishes on the counter. Soy sauce is called “murasaki,” meaning “purple,” in sushi-speak.

Read more: How to eat sushi | CNNGo.com http://www.cnngo.com/tokyo/eat/michelin-starred-master-tells-us-how-eat-sushi-203135#ixzz1fd4ewDYo