I’ve seen this concept of naked sushi pop up lots of places lately. Hadaka Sushi is one of these restaurants that are mentioned in that contex. “Hadaka” means naked in Japanese which is very much the theme at the Hadaka Sushi restaurant, and their proclaimed concept is “sushi gone naughty”. I think I would add - “sushi gone sex industry American”. The restaurant is located in the heart of West Hollywood on Sunset strip and is an “Adults Only” Sushi restaurant, bar and lounge.

Hadaka sushi is one of the few places where you can actually order Nyotaimori (Japanese: 女体盛り, “female body presentation”), often referred to as “body sushi”. Nyotaimori is the practice of eating sashimi or sushi from the body of a woman, typically naked. This sexual fetish is a subdivision of food play. As a result of being served on a human body, the temperature of the sushi or sashimi comes closer to body temperature, which some may see as a disadvantage or a benefit.

A Nyataimori “prostit…” eh I mean plate… eh I mean - modell at Hadaka costs according to their website $1100 and does not include food, beverage, room charge, tax or gratuity. Here is a video from Hadaka that I found on Vimeo.

Nyotaimori aka Body Sushi from eric alba on Vimeo.

Background
I tried to do some brief research on the whole concept of naked sushi. The tradition with Nyataimori sounds like a tradition people are not sure where is coming from. Westerners say it is Japanese, while Japenese consider this to be a Western or even a Chinese phenomenon. I have read about it occurring all three places, but that it is considered quite rare. In China they have concluded that nyotaimori violates the Food Hygiene Law of the People’s Republic of China, declaring that “food service workers had no health certificates and dressed improperly”, and have shut down nyotaimori businesses.

Hadaka Sushi is just one example of it coming to the more mainstream parts of the United States. Is nakedness something people would like to see with their food? Some shops take it even further. A place called Nyataimori Amerika is not just doing naked sushi. They are also venturing into food types like hamburgers and spaghetti and offering this also in a drive through!! The world has gone mad! Their website quotes:

While previous Nyotaimori outlets in the U.S. have focused on the presentation of sushi or other Asian delicacies on nubile white flesh, our new outlets will focus on the presentation of a range of culinary delicacies. Our stores will soon be coming to locations near you with such American fare as hamburgers, baby back ribs, and spaghetti. Nothing quite measures up to eating a baby back rib off of a beautiful lady’s back!

In fact, we are also looking into opening a new drive-through outlet for the hungry man on the go. Relive the glory days of the 1950s, with our soon to be completed “Nyotaimori at the Hop.” Poodle skirts and hamburgers on naked American bodies in a convenient drive-thru environment coming to an area near you!

I think this whole thing must be a joke, but then again - Americans are weird enough to like it too.

I don’t think I would do it, though. Neither nyotaimori sushi or spaghetti! How about you? Would you like to have some nakedness with your sushi? Anyone of you been to one of these places and want to share your experiences?

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