Plastic garnish that is always placed in the sushi for presentation but is not edible.
BloodWorried7446
Some fancier places use a Shiso leaf as a garnish. Slightly minty. This plastic thing just mimics the green appearance. It also keeps the fish from contacting vinegar from the pickled ginger on the plate.
Little chewy but overall delicious, I typically ask for a pile of this as my main course. Great pallet cleanser too as you get to remove all taste buds in a scraping motion. Kinda has the texture of plastic, but I assure you it’s not. /s
nausticblurr
Grass shaped plastic
QuietInNature
It’s the head of a dragon.
PalmTreeParty77
Plastic garnish used to separate the wasabi/ginger from the rolls in a tray
Ohiathia
Thats a cockroach baby
Spoonmanners2
Delicious
TheGrimSpartan1
Authentic japanese synthetic lettuce, adds a wonderful crunch to your meal.
P.s. please don’t eat those.
Phillip_Lascio
Hamachi obviously
Equivalent_Reason582
A crime against the ocean
haikufive
Definitely a brown recluse.
Shit, wrong sub.
Logical_Ranger_3488
It’s called baran- separate ginger/wasabi on plate or rolls
In addition to serving as a food divider, these sorts of non-edible garnishes in Japanese food were originally used for the purported spoilage preventing effects of the plants themselves, but nowadays with refrigeration, they’ve become simple traditional decorations beyond their dividing function.
Crystal-Clear-Waters
Useless plastic garbage.
myanushurts6569
A pineapple dragon
Disastrous-Resident5
Believe it’s to separate the ginger and wasabi from touching the sushi. Or a cheap garnish. Or both.
My wife always makes me eat the ones that are closest to the ginger and wasabi because I don’t care if they touch them.
harryronhermi0ne
Grass for your Easter basket
Joygernaut
It looks like one of those plastic things they put in takeout sushi, to keep the wasabi from touching the ginger and the sushi before you eat it
Xenta_Demryt
Flavor leaf
joqa67
Those are usually designed for the raw fish or anything cooked to not be in contact with the rice or any pickled vegetables like the ginger and such, usually to help preserve the flavors and stop them from accidentally intermingling
cbunni666
Decor to make the sushi look pretty. Don’t eat it. Lol
RojasLabios
Decoration
QualityEvening3466
It’s a fake Shiso leaf made of plastic. Do not eat.
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Plastic garnish
please do not eat this…im sure people have tried
Plastic garnish that is always placed in the sushi for presentation but is not edible.
Some fancier places use a Shiso leaf as a garnish. Slightly minty. This plastic thing just mimics the green appearance. It also keeps the fish from contacting vinegar from the pickled ginger on the plate.
Fake shiso leaf
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/566219/real-purpose-behind-plastic-grass-in-your-take-out-sushi-box
Some kind of vegetable, 😂
Decoration that you can’t eat
Little chewy but overall delicious, I typically ask for a pile of this as my main course. Great pallet cleanser too as you get to remove all taste buds in a scraping motion. Kinda has the texture of plastic, but I assure you it’s not. /s
Grass shaped plastic
It’s the head of a dragon.
Plastic garnish used to separate the wasabi/ginger from the rolls in a tray
Thats a cockroach baby
Delicious
Authentic japanese synthetic lettuce, adds a wonderful crunch to your meal.
P.s. please don’t eat those.
Hamachi obviously
A crime against the ocean
Definitely a brown recluse.
Shit, wrong sub.
It’s called baran- separate ginger/wasabi on plate or rolls
So these are called *baran* in Japanese. This one’s made of plastic, but it’s imitating [a more traditional decoration](https://r.gnavi.co.jp/g-interview/entry/yajirobe/4587) made of cut [*Aspidistra elatior*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspidistra_elatior) leaves, which are called *baran* 葉蘭.
This particular shape is called the *ebi-gata* because it’s supposed to resemble a [Japanese spiny lobster](https://static.amanaimages.com/imgroom/rf_preview640/11017/11017000928.jpg) (*ise-ebi* 伊勢海老), which is often used as an auspicious symbol. [They’re also cut into lots of other shapes as well](http://www.asahi-so.co.jp/baran/).
In addition to serving as a food divider, these sorts of non-edible garnishes in Japanese food were originally used for the purported spoilage preventing effects of the plants themselves, but nowadays with refrigeration, they’ve become simple traditional decorations beyond their dividing function.
Useless plastic garbage.
A pineapple dragon
Believe it’s to separate the ginger and wasabi from touching the sushi. Or a cheap garnish. Or both.
My wife always makes me eat the ones that are closest to the ginger and wasabi because I don’t care if they touch them.
Grass for your Easter basket
It looks like one of those plastic things they put in takeout sushi, to keep the wasabi from touching the ginger and the sushi before you eat it
Flavor leaf
Those are usually designed for the raw fish or anything cooked to not be in contact with the rice or any pickled vegetables like the ginger and such, usually to help preserve the flavors and stop them from accidentally intermingling
Decor to make the sushi look pretty. Don’t eat it. Lol
Decoration
It’s a fake Shiso leaf made of plastic. Do not eat.
Fiber
O Toro