If you can’t remove the bones, simply eat around them. Don’t flip the fish over to eat the flesh from the other side of the bones. This is bad etiquette. Instead, use your fork to lift the bone up and pull the flesh away.

Some people like to eat the skin of their fish. Other people like to peel it away first using a fork and knife.

To eat a peeled and headless prawn or shrimp: grip it by the tail, bite the body off, and discard the tail. When peeling shrimp, it is easiest to start from the underside of the body, where the legs are.

Try to eat nigiri sushi in one bite. This may be more challenging in Western countries, where nigiri is usually made larger.