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All-you-can-eat Japanese sushi restaurant.



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Content.

Subject. Page.

- Shabu Shabu. 3.

- History of Sushi. 3.

- Culture in Japan. 4.

- Difference between Japanese and Dutch food. 4.

- Competition. 5.

- Location Shabu Shabu Rotterdam. 5.

- How it works. 5.

- Prices and opening times. 5.

- Menu card. 6.

- Wasabi. 7.

- Chopsticks. 7.

- Positive and negative points. 8.

- Internet. 8.

- Criticism. 8.



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If you want to have an experience in a Japanese all-you-can-

eat restaurant, but you dont have enough money to go to

Japan yourself. Then Shabu Shabu is the place to go to have

a great time and to bring some of the Japanese culture in

your life.

Shabu Shabu.

Shabu Shabu in Rotterdam is the biggest Japanese all-you-can-eat restaurant. As soon as you step

over de doorway you feel a great Japanese atmosphere.But there are more branches than only in

Rotterdam. They have 5 in total. Shabu Shabu in Amsterdam, Den Hague, Leiden, Zoetermeer and of

course Rotterdam. The branches in Rotterdam and Zoetermeer have a traditional Japanese sittingarea, its called a Tatemi. But you should be prepared to take your shoes of and show your beautiful

toes as you sit at a really low table. Take away food isnt possible in Shabu Shabu, you have to eat in

the restaurant to enjoy the food.

Many customers want to know what Shabu Shabu actually means. Shabu Shabu is a Japanese variant

from the bouillon fondue, the meal looks like the so called Sukiyaki. Where both of them contain

meat, vegetable and are served with a lovely dip sauce. People see it as a winter meal, but in Japan

they eat it through the whole year.

History of sushi.

We need to go back to the 4th century in Southeast Asia. There the sushi started off. Rise and fish

had many proteins. They put the fish in the rise so that the natural substances kept good. For a

couple of months the sushi was stored, when they took it out the fish kept good but the rise they had

to throw away. Overtime this idea spread throughout China and later in the 8th century it was

introduced into Japan. Japan preferred to eat rice together with fish. In this way sushi stopped being

preserve food and started to become a cooking style.

In 1980s sushi got much more attention because sushi became one of the healthiest meals. Sushi



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bars have increased and making and selling sushis has become more accessible to countries all over

the world.

Culture in Japan.

The Japanese have developed a sophisticated cooking style. In these years Japanese food hasbecome fashionable and popular in the U.S., Europe and many other areas. Dishes such as sushi,

tempura (shrimp) and teriyaki are some of the foods that are common and nearly everybody knows.

There is a way in Japan but also in other parts of the world to present sushi just on a normal platter

or on a Human sushi platter whats also called a Nyotaimori. Its a person who lies down on a table

with sushi on her for hours without moving. Most of

the times a female model lies down and very rare

they make use of male model. People could take the

sushi with chopsticks of the body. Before serving the

individual where the sushi will be put on have to take

a bath using a special fragrance-free soap and then

step into a bath with cold water to keep the body cool

for the sushi. In some parts of the world there is a law

that there must be a layer of plastic or other material

between the sushi and the body of the woman or

man. Human sushi platter (Nyotaimori)

Difference between Japanese and Dutch food.

There is a huge difference between Japanese and Dutch food. Japanesefood has a big variation, they

eat everything from fish to beef and from noodles to potatoes. Sushi is a Japanese dish thats very

popular all over the world also in the Netherlands. Japanese food is more complicated to make, wellit depends what you want to make. They do use more spices and hot peppers than what is in the

Dutch food.

Dutch food is simpler than Japanese food. When people think about Dutch food they think about

meat, potato and vegetables. When Dutch food is made they dont use many spices or hot pepper

because most of the Dutch people cant take this. They start to cough and cry.

Dutch food. Japanese food.



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Competition.

Shabu Shabu is the hot spot in Rotterdam but they need to be careful because they have a lot of competition in the all-you-can-eat sushi restaurant. The restaurants are all similar so there is plenty

of choice for which one you would like to try. The other sushi all-you-can-eat restaurants in

Rotterdam are called Moshi Moshi and Sumo. These are close by the place of Shabu Shabu. So every

day they are running a competition to avoid bankruptcy.

Location Shabu Shabu Rotterdam.

Shabu Shabu lies in the center of Rotterdam on the

West Blaak Street. The parking space is very close by,

just around the corner. The parking lode is every day

in the week open for 24 hours. If you dont have a car

its very easy to come there with public transport. The

Subway stops at the station Beurs and from there on

its approximately 290 meters to get to Shabu Shabu.

Shabu Shabu is close to the mall of Rotterdam so

when you finish a wonderful and delicious meal you

could shop until you drop. Inside of Shabu Shabu.

How it works.

The rules are very easy. You could sit two and a half hours to enjoy the menu card. The order will be

made right away and will be served on your table by the wonderful waiters, not all the waiters are

Japanese some are Chinese and some are Vietnams. There are four rounds where you could order

what you want. During the lunch time you could order 8 dishes per round bit you cant order

everything because some dishes are only for the dinner. During dinner time you could order 5 dishes

per round. Wasting any dishes by not eating them is not tolerated in Shabu Shabu. Per sushi it would

cost 1,- and 3,- for the warm dishes. There are also dishes which are so special that you have to

pay extra for them.

Prices and opening times.

At Shabu Shabu you could enjoy a great lunch or dinner. The restaurant is open from 12:00 23:00

oclock but the kitchen times are different. The kitchen for the lunch hour is open from Monday up

and till Sunday. Its open from 12-00 16:00 oclock and it cost 16.95. There is a different price forthe kids. Kids from 0 up and till 3 years are free and kids from 4 up and till 10 years need to pay a

price of 8.50.

The kitchen for the dinner from Monday up and till Wednesday is open from 16:00 22:00 oclock,

after that you cant order anything anymore. You could stay until the restaurant closest and thats at



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23:00 oclock. The cost for the dinner on these days are 21.50. For kids from o up and till 3 years are

free and kids from 4 up and till 10 years have to pay 13.50.

The other dinner days from Thursday up and till Sunday are a bit more expensive. On Thursday and

Sunday the kitchen is open from 16:00 22:00 oclock and it cost 23.80. On the days Friday and

Saturday they have a different arrangement, they have two parts with different times. The first part

starts at 17:00 20:00 oclock and the second part starts at 20:00 22:30 oclock, after that the

kitchen will close. Also here kids have a different price, kids from 0 up and till 3 years are free and

kids from 4 up and till 10 years have to pay 13.50.

Menu card.

The menu card have an extensive amount of choice, there are in total 100 different dishes that you

could choose of. The menu card give the people a choice of sushi, salads, temaki hand roll, rice

noodles soup and side orders.

Sushi is a Japanese dish consisting of cooked sushi rise which contains

other ingredients. The most common one is fish but there are also

sushis with egg, beef, avocado and more ingredients. In a basic sushi

role the following ingredient are in it; Nori, sushi rise, tezu and

whatever ingredient you would like to have in it, for example tuna.

Nori is also called seaweed, this is the outside of the basic sushi role.

Tezu isnt actually an ingredient, its just handy to put on their hands

when they need to spread the rise so that the rise will not stick on

their hands. Basic tuna sushi role.

With the temaki hand role the ingredients are nearly the same as the basic sushi role. It could contain

shrimp, avocado, octopus, eel and raw tuna and salmon. It just depends which temaki hand role you

choose. The hand role is a bigger than the sushi and is easy to eat with your hands. A popular role in

America and Europe but not in Japan is the California roll. This

contains of the following ingredients; avocado, kani kama this is an

imitation of crab, cucumber and tobiko. Tobiko is the Japanese word

for flying fish eggs. With of course sushi rise in the inside and the

seaweed also called Nori on the outside to hold the sushi together.

But Nori isnt only good to hold your sushi together but its also good

for your skin so more nori means a more beautiful skin.

California Temaki hand roll.

Rice noodles soup is actually the wrong name for it. Because

Shabu Shabu only serve noodles soup. The noodles soup could



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contain different ingredients but at Shabu Shabu they have the following noodles soup; vegetarian,

rib eye and pork. With the famous vegetable been sprouts. Vegetarian noodles soup.

Wasabi.

Wasabi is a strong seasoning from the Japanese kitchen.

Its mostly used by sushi and other fish dishes. Wasabi is

made out of the roots from the Wasabia japonica plant, they

have an outstanding green color so you cant miss it at al. The

great thing of wasabi is that its really sharp but that the

sharpness doesnt stay like with other seasonings such as chili

pepper or something even sharper.

As soon as you take a bit too much wasabi the seasoning goes

right away to your nose and gives a strange feeling, after

approximately one second your eyes starts to produce water.And then the sharpness is gone and you could start all over

again.

Wasabi should be very finely grated before use or needs to be

made in a paste. Some wasabi they mix with other ingredients Wasabi roots.

like horseradish (thats a plant), mustard and food coloring to

make it as green as possible. Once the paste is prepared the

wasabi will lose its flavor within 15 minutes.

Chopsticks.

Chopsticks are tiny sticks used in pairs of equal length. Its used during traditional eating and in

certain countries especially in China, Japan, Korea Thailand and Vietnam. The first chopsticks were

made in China. Chopsticks are mostly made out of bamboo, plastic and various types of wood. The

pair of sticks you have to use in one hand between the thumb and fingers to pick up certain types of

food.

You need to be careful

because when you brake the

wooden chopstick to get two

sticks there could be some

wood chips. You dont want

that in your mouth because

that would be veryuncomfortable. To prevent

wooden chips you need to rub the sticks together so the wooden chips will fall off. With the plastic

chopsticks you dont need to be worried about the wooden chips. Because this is smooth. But for the

restaurants its easier to give the wooden chopsticks and through them away instead off washing the

plastic chopsticks over and over again. Of course if eating with chopsticks isnt your talent, you could

ask for a fork.



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Positive and negative points.Shabu Shabu looks great when you walk over the doorstep, they lead you to your table and explain

the rules and how it works. The positive thing is that it really feels as if you are in Japan. Its nicely

decorated with all different Japanese art on the wall, on the table, just everywhere you look there is

something Japanese. The tables are already set up. And the food The food is delicious, it makes

your day totally good. There is so many choice that it takes some time before you know what you

want.

Shabu Shabu still has some things where they could work on. I think that its a big disappointment

that the people dont take your coat and hang it up. I know that it isnt a very expensive restaurant

but it would be very polite to take the customers coat. Another thing that they could improve is to

give the waiters more information about what for ingredients are in the dishes or what wasabi is

made of. When we ask what wasabi was made of they had to ask it to their employees and then they

came with the answer that its from a wasabi plant. Not entirely correct but it was close. Its also

very rude that when you are just finish with your sushi that they serve on a sushi plate, they right

away crab it away to clear your table that looks very rude. On one hand that is positive because when

there is a table for two there isnt very much space to put everything on.

Internet.

There are many topics about the discussion which all-you-can-eat sushi restaurant is nicer. But the

people on the forum find the sushi delicious and want to eat there every week. Like Summerlove

says: Im in love with sushi. I have only tried Shabu Shabu in Rotterdam but I would love to try

another sushi restaurant does anybody knows which one is nicer than Shabu Shabu? And Peaches

says: I dont have any experience with another sushi restaurant, most of the times I go to Shabu

Shabu and its delicious. I think that it would be hard to say which one is better. I think that Moshi

Moshi is the next sushi all-you-can-eat restaurant on my list.

Criticism.

Shabu Shabu is a beautiful restaurant. Its a whole new experience to eat there, it feels as if you are

in Japan. The food is delicious. I never thought that Sushi would be so nice, everything you should try

for the first time. Im not a fish person, I dont like fish at all but for this I would make an exception.

Out of the five stars I would give Shabu Shabu four. Because I think that the waiters could beimproved, they need to be friendlier and should know the ingredients in the dishes if somebodyasks

for it.

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