Sushi Guide

Welcome to the Sushi Guide.

Sushi has been around for a surprisingly long period of time, although not in its present form. The history of sushi is an interesting tale of the evolution of a simple dish. What was to become sushi was first mentioned in China in the second century A.D. Originally, sushi arose out of a way of preserving food. Fish was placed in rice and allowed to ferment, which allowed an individual to keep the fish edible for some time. The rice was thrown away and the fish was eaten when needed or wanted.

Sushi Condiments

Below is a list of common ways sushi is made:.

Bara Sushi

The vinegar rice and ingredients are mixed as a salad.

Chirashi Sushi

The rice bed has various layers of fish and is served in a bowl called Gomoku Sushi or Iso-don.

Futomaki

This is a large Maki roll that has many different ingredients using Nori, which is a seaweed wrap.

Inari Sushi

Instead of using the traditional vinegar rice, brown, fried tofu is used.

Nigiri Sushi

Vinegar rice topped with a slice of raw or cooked fish, or vegetables.

Okonomi Sushi

This is home-style Nigiri Sushi.

Onigiri Sushi

This Sushi is made with regular steamed rice and rolled into a ball with other ingredients

Oshizushi

Vinegar rice and other ingredients of choice pressed into a mold.

Temaki

These are cone-shaped seaweed rolls also called a hand roll.

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Below is a list of common types of sushi's.

Amaebi

Sweet shrimp

California Rolls

Crab and avocado

Ebi Rolls

Shrimp

Hamachi

Yellow Tail

Hotate

Scallop

Ika

Squid

Ikura

Salmon Roll

Kani

Crab

Maguro

Tuna

Philadelphia Rolls

Smoked salmon, cucumber, and cream cheese strips

Saba

Mackerel

Sake

Salmon

Tako

Octopus

Tai

Red Snapper

Temaki

Spicy Tuna

Unagi

Eel

Uni

Sea urchin