Young people in Japan today use the word neta in conversation, and on their blogs, to refer to a person or to events that are a source of amusement. Sushi chefs use the word as slang to refer to toppings for nigiri and fillings for rolls. The glass case at the sushi bar is the neta case, and the trays inside are neta trays. More specifically, for a sushi chef, neta refers to the particular pieces of fish that