▁are ▁served ▁along ▁with ▁k ush ik ats u ▁course . ▁P lain ▁salt , ▁so y ▁sau ce , ▁ses ame ▁oil ▁and ▁k etch up ▁along ▁with ▁tart ar ▁sau ce , ▁mis o , ▁may onna ise ▁and ▁other ▁dip ▁style ▁sau ce ▁could ▁be ▁the ▁special ity ▁of ▁each ▁restaurant . ▁ ▁E ating ▁manner ▁ ▁E ating ▁style ▁is ▁unique ▁at ▁k ush ik atu ▁restaur ants ▁and ▁food ▁bars ▁as ▁k ush ik ats u ▁is ▁di pped ▁into ▁a ▁pot ▁of ▁th inner ▁sau ce ▁before ▁e ating . ▁As ▁a ▁sau ce ▁pot ▁is ▁shared ▁among ▁customers , ▁rein ser ting ▁food ▁after ▁a ▁b ite ▁is ▁seen ▁as ▁bad ▁man ners ▁and ▁uns an it ary . ▁Instead , ▁a ▁slice ▁of ▁cab bage ▁is ▁used ▁to ▁sc oop ▁up ▁sau ce ▁from ▁the ▁pot ▁and ▁pour ▁it ▁onto ▁the ▁k ush ik ats u . ▁In ▁some ▁restaur ants ▁they ▁put ▁a ▁br ush ▁or ▁sp oon ▁at ▁the ▁shared ▁pot ▁to ▁season ▁the ▁k ush i . ▁ ▁Some ▁k ush iy aki ▁restaur ants ▁have ▁a ▁menu ▁and ▁instructions ▁in ▁English ▁and ▁other ▁languages ▁to ▁warn ▁travel ers ▁not ▁to ▁dip ▁food ▁into ▁the ▁shared ▁sau ce ▁pot ▁after ▁bit ing ▁it . ▁ ▁Children ' s ▁songs ▁ ▁A ▁com ic ▁k ush ik ats u ▁song ▁titled ▁" K ush ik ats u ▁wa ▁i pp on " ▁became ▁popular ▁to ▁the ▁generation ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 9