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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.
Despite common misconceptions, [citation needed] onigiri is not a form of sushi and should not be confused with the type of sushi called nigirizushi or simply nigiri. Onigiri is made with plain rice (sometimes lightly salted), while sushi is made of rice with vinegar, sugar and salt. [1]
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]
The rice balls are stuffed with a variety of fillings and typically wrapped in seaweed. ... The sticky characteristic of Japanese rice is key. What's placed inside is called “gu,” or filling ...
In Japanese, sushi rice is called su-meshi and implies vinegared seasoned rice. Japanese short-grain rice is rinsed, rested, steamed and infused with rice vinegar seasoning. It is a marriage of ...
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.
Ordinary Japanese rice, or uruchimai (粳米), is the staple of the Japanese diet and consists of short translucent grains. When cooked, it has a sticky texture such that it can easily be picked up and eaten with chopsticks. Outside Japan, it is sometimes labeled sushi rice, as this is one of its common uses.
Nattō is frequently eaten as nattō gohan (nattō on rice). Nattō is occasionally used in other foods, such as nattō sushi (nattōmaki), nattō toast, in miso soup, tamagoyaki, salad, as an ingredient in okonomiyaki, chahan, or even with spaghetti. Sometimes soybeans are crushed before fermenting.