Oshibori give out towels made of non-woven cloth or paper, which are generally used once and then disposed of. Paper ones sometimes contain a sterilizing agent such as alcohol or stabilized chlorine dioxide. Paper o-shibori, unlike cloth o-shibori, can be folded and put into a very thin plastic wrapping, for inclusion with packaged products such as bentō lunch boxes in convenience stores. An oshibori can be moistened with hot water at an appropriate temperature or steam to make a hot oshibori, or placed damp into a refrigerator to make a cold oshibori suitable for use in summer. Restaurants usually use an
Wasabi (restaurant) Wasabi (restaurant) Wasabi is a fast food restaurant chain based in the United Kingdom, focused on Japanese food, especially sushi and bento, and operating in London and New York. Wasabi was founded in London in 2003 by Dong Hyun Kim, a Korean entrepreneur. In October 2016, the company secured £25 million in debt financing from HSBC to support expansion. As of January 2015, they had 37 outlets in central London, and had opened their first one in New York. In June 2015, they opened in Cambridge. As of February 2018, Wasabi has a total of 61 branches around the world.