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Sushi (すし, 寿司, 鮨, 鮓, pronounced or ⓘ) is a traditional Japanese dish made with vinegared rice (鮨飯, sushi-meshi), typically seasoned with sugar and salt, and combined with a variety of ingredients (ねた, neta), such as seafood, vegetables, or meat: raw seafood is the most common, although some may be cooked. While sushi comes ...
Chirashi-zushi (ちらし寿司, scattered sushi) is a bowl of sushi rice topped with a variety of raw fish and vegetables/garnishes (also refers to barazushi) [1] [2] [3] Inari-zushi (稲荷寿司, fried tofu pouch) is a type of sushi served in a seasoned and fried pouch made of tofu and filled with sushi rice. [1] [3]
Sushi refers to any dish made with vinegared rice. While raw fish is one traditional sushi ingredient, many sushi dishes contain seafood that has been cooked, and others have no seafood at all, including ingredients like seaweed and vegetables. [2] Sashimi, by contrast, is always served on its own. [3]
The roll contributed to sushi's growing popularity in the United States by easing diners into more exotic sushi options. [29] Sushi chefs have since devised many kinds of rolls, beyond simple variations of the California roll. It also made its way to Japan ("reverse imported"), [30] where it may be called California maki or Kashū Maki (加州 ...
A sushi platter. Sushi (寿司, 鮨, 鮓) is a vinegared rice topped or mixed with various fresh ingredients, usually seafood or vegetables. Nigirizushi (握り寿司): Sushi with the ingredients on top of a block of rice. Makizushi (巻き寿司): Translated as "roll sushi".
Unakyu is a common expression used for sushi containing eel and cucumber. As eel is poisonous [6] unless cooked, [7] eels are always cooked, and in Japanese food, are often served with tare sauce. Unagi that is roasted without tare and only seasoned with salt is known as "shirayaki." [8]
A Philadelphia roll with less commonly used raw salmon and cream cheese. Originally, the roll used smoked salmon. A Philadelphia roll is a makizushi (also classified as a kawarizushi) [1] type of sushi generally made with smoked (or sometimes raw) salmon, cream cheese, and cucumber, with the rice on the outside (uramaki). [2]
Octopus is a common ingredient in Japanese cuisine, including sushi, sashimi, karaage, stew, sour salad, takoyaki and akashiyaki. Takoyaki is a ball-shaped snack made of a wheat flour-based batter and cooked in a special takoyaki pan.