itsu - eat beautiful (2024)

FAQs

Is itsu Japanese or Korean? ›

itsu (いつ/itsu is Japanese for whenever) is a British chain of East Asian-inspired fast food shops and restaurants and a grocery company.

'Itsu' “Itsu” means when and is most commonly used while travelling.

itsu is dedicated to an Asian-inspired health[ier] menu which is nutritious, fast & affordable. Our restaurant dishes are protein-packed, 40% plant-based & full of fresh vegetables, vitamins & fibre.

When it comes to buying your lunch, Itsu is high up the list. The menu celebrates Asian-inspired flavours, which are traditionally high in nutrients and refreshingly low in calories and saturated fat.

In May 2018, Pret was bought for £1.5 billion, and Metcalfe's stake was valued at £75 million. Metcalfe founded itsu in 1997. He currently owns 54% of the company. Metcalfe founded Metcalfe's Food Company in 2008.

Both Itsu and Wasabi use similar fillings, so there wasn't much difference between them here. But, take a look at the photo of the nori (seaweed) wrapped rolls. You don't have to be a nori expert to spot the difference. Itsu is on the left, Wasabi on the right.

Asian-inspired, affordable, nutritious food made with quality ingredients, respect, precision & passion.

It says Chichi is Japanese for "milk" and "my father". Also a Japanese slang term for "breasts". But it is not exact. Akira Toriyama named her Chichi, meaning milk, because his father is the Ox king.

In “itsu no hi ka”, “hi” means day, and it is defined using “itsu”, meaning “when”. It's a “when-day”, or “someday”, further emphasised as an unknown using the question particle “ka” (albeit not being a direct question).

The rice bowl you simply need to try

But the absolute best rice bowl on the itsu menu has to be the Chicken Teriyaki. Chargrilled chicken, nutty red and brown rice, sprinkled with toasted sesame seeds and their sweet teriyaki sauce, this is the hot dish from itsu you simply can't go without.

Is itsu made fresh? ›

Each piece of our sushi, sashimi, nigiri & maki are made fresh daily in every itsu restaurant over the watchful eyes of our highly skilled fish'pros & rice'pros.

Are your products halal? Unfortunately, our meat products are not halal certified. Our sushi rice contains rice wine vinegar & our miso soup contains low levels of alcohol, so any products including those ingredients are also not halal.

Fish is also high in Vitamin B12, which keeps the brain 'happy' and staves off bouts of depression, anxiety and brain fog. ### Prevent wrinkles Sushi is a prolific source of antioxidants, which slows down cell damage, prevents permanent oxidative damage to the skin and slows down overall ageing.

Sushi is a collection of rice, vegetables, and cooked or raw fish that can pack a nutritious punch. Research has suggested that eating sushi may boost everything from gut health to thyroid and immune function.

MSG [an artificial flavour enhancer]. Our prawn nigiri and crab maki recipes have a dot of our authentic kewpie Japanese mayonnaise which has a tiny amount of MSG, we are looking to remove this by the end of 2024. corn syrups, glucose syrups & sucralose made from naturally derived sources, used as a sweetener.

Look for circles and ovals to identify Korean writing.

If you see a lot of open ovals and circles, as well as open squares, you can be fairly certain that you are looking at Korean script. While Japanese has curvy shapes, it doesn't have complete circles within the characters as Korean does.

Today's sushi is most often associated with Japanese culture, though the many variations of sushi can actually be traced to numerous countries and cultures including Japanese, Korean, and Chinese.

The English name Liancourt Rocks is derived from Le Liancourt, the name of a French whaling ship that came close to being wrecked on the rocks in 1849. While South Korea controls the islets, its sovereignty over them is contested by Japan. North Korea also claims the territory.

The word itsu (written as いつ in proper kana), is mostly used to mean “when”. When put in conjunction with attached particles such as も (mo) or か (ka), the meaning can be enhanced or made more specific; and example being いつも (itsumo), meaning “always”, or いつか (itsuka), meaning “someday”.