Does anyone know what the trays that sushi is served on are called?
both the small ones for serving a few pieces as well as the larger one
for big orders?
thanks.

Big McLargehuge wrote:
> Does anyone know what the trays that sushi is served on are called?
> both the small ones for serving a few pieces as well as the larger one
> for big orders?

If you are referring to the wooden tray with legs, its is call a geta.
Here is a site with many sizes.
http://www.ekitron.com/products/Sushi_Utensils-Sushi_Geta_(Tray)-EK_94027-T-Japanese_Wooden_Sushi_Geta_Tray_10_3%5E4%5E__X_7_% 5E_X__1%5E.asp

If you are referring to the box lunch tray (sometimes served with sushi in it),
that is a Bento Box or Obento.

The above site shows both, and has now made it into my bookmarked pages.

--
Dan

Dan wrote on Thu, 14 Jul 2005 10:54:13 -0400:

DL> Big McLargehuge wrote:
??>> Does anyone know what the trays that sushi is served on
??>> are called? both the small ones for serving a few pieces
??>> as well as the larger one for big orders?

DL> If you are referring to the wooden tray with legs, its is
DL> call a geta. Here is a site with many sizes.
DL>
http://www.ekitron.com/products/Sushi_Utensils-Sushi_Geta_(Tray)-EK_94027-T-Japanese_Wooden_Sushi_Geta_Tray_10_3%5E4%5E__X_7_% 5E_X__1%5E.asp

DL> If you are referring to the box lunch tray (sometimes
DL> served with sushi in it), that is a Bento Box or Obento.

DL> The above site shows both, and has now made it into my
DL> bookmarked pages.

There is a third method of serving: on rather attractive,
usually free form plates. Do these have a special name? I wonder
how they ever came up with the geta since it looks like a
miniature chopping block even it is also aesthetically pleasing?

James Silverton.

James Silverton wrote:
> Dan wrote on Thu, 14 Jul 2005 10:54:13 -0400:
>
> DL> Big McLargehuge wrote:
> ??>> Does anyone know what the trays that sushi is served on
> ??>> are called? both the small ones for serving a few pieces
> ??>> as well as the larger one for big orders?
>
> DL> If you are referring to the wooden tray with legs, its is
> DL> call a geta. Here is a site with many sizes.
> DL>
> http://www.ekitron.com/products/Sushi_Utensils-Sushi_Geta_(Tray)-EK_94027-T-Japanese_Wooden_Sushi_Geta_Tray_10_3%5E4%5E__X_7_% 5E_X__1%5E.asp
>
>
> DL> If you are referring to the box lunch tray (sometimes
> DL> served with sushi in it), that is a Bento Box or Obento.
>
> DL> The above site shows both, and has now made it into my
> DL> bookmarked pages.
>
> There is a third method of serving: on rather attractive, usually free
> form plates. Do these have a special name? I wonder how they ever came
> up with the geta since it looks like a miniature chopping block even it
> is also aesthetically pleasing?

Yes, look under plates on that site. Nice site, lots of good pictures.

--
Dan

Called geta because they look like the classical wooden platform shoe worn
to keep your tabi and feet out of the mud.

Ed

"James Silverton" <not.jim.silverton.at.comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Dan wrote on Thu, 14 Jul 2005 10:54:13 -0400:
>
> DL> Big McLargehuge wrote:
> ??>> Does anyone know what the trays that sushi is served on
> ??>> are called? both the small ones for serving a few pieces
> ??>> as well as the larger one for big orders?
snippety
> There is a third method of serving: on rather attractive, usually free
> form plates. Do these have a special name? I wonder how they ever came up
> with the geta since it looks like a miniature chopping block even it is
> also aesthetically pleasing?