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Japanese eel is also served as sushi, commonly called unagi sushi. Some notable types include unakyu, a type of sushi containing eel and cucumber, and rock and roll, a western-style sushi made with eel and avocado. The Japanese eel contains a protein toxin in its blood that can cause harm to any mammals that ingest it, including humans. [20]
Nigiri sushi (握り寿司, hand-formed sushi) consists of an oval-shaped ball of rice topped with a slice of another item [1] [2] [3] [5] Oshi sushi (押し寿司, "pressed sushi"), also known as hako-zushi (箱寿司, "box sushi"), is formed by molding the rice and toppings in a rectangular box, then slicing into blocks.
A kind of sweet biscuit called unagi pie made with powdered unagi also exists. [2] Unagi is high in protein, vitamin A, and calcium. [3] Specialist unagi restaurants are common in Japan, and commonly have signs showing the word unagi with hiragana う (transliterated u), which is the first letter of the word unagi.
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Eel kabayaki on rice Eel kabayaki shop. Ukiyoe by Katsukawa Shuntei, 1804–1810. Kabayaki (蒲焼) is a preparation of fish, especially unagi eel, [1] where the fish is split down the back [2] (or belly), gutted and boned, butterflied, cut into square fillets, skewered, and dipped in a sweet soy sauce-based marinade before being cooked on a grill or griddle.
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". Seasoned rice and seafood or other ingredients are placed on a sheet of seaweed ( nori , dried laver) and rolled into a cylindrical shape, then sliced into smaller rounds.
Unadon (鰻丼, an abbreviation for unagi donburi, "eel bowl") is a dish originating in Japan. It consists of a donburi type large bowl filled with steamed white rice, and topped with fillets of eel ( unagi ) grilled in a style known as kabayaki , similar to teriyaki .
Unadon. Unadon (鰻 丼, an abbreviation for unagi + donburi, "eel bowl") is a dish originating in Japan. It consists of a donburi type large bowl filled with steamed white rice, and topped with fillets of eel (unagi) grilled in a style known as kabayaki, similar to teriyaki.