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Nigiri-zushi
Thin slices of raw fish, shellfish, prawn
with a dab of wasabi
(horseradish) or omelet are placed on top
of a rice ball which is
lightly vinegared. You eat it after dipping
in soy sauce.
Popular Nigirizushi
Maguro (Tuna)
Binchou Maguro (Albacore)
Toro (choice tuna belly)
Chuutoro (Marbled tuna belly)
Ootoro (fatty portion of tuna belly)
Meji-Maguro (Young Tuna)
Negitoro (Finely chopped tuna and leek)
Buri (Adult Yellowtail)
Hamachi (Young Yellowtail)
Kanpachi (Very Young Yellowtail)
Inada (Very Young Yellowtail)
Karei (Halibut)
Hirame (Bastard halibut)
Tai (Sea bream)
Ebi (Boiled Shrimp)
Amaebi (Raw Shrimp)
Katsuo (Skipjack; Bonito)
Kajiki (Swordfish)
Sake (Salmon)
Iwashi (Sardine)
Aji (Horse mackerel)
Shima-aji (Another kinds of horse mackerel)
Shime-Saba (Marinated Mackerel)
Suzuki (Sea bass)
Sanma (Saury pike)
Tobiuo (Flying fish)
Kisu (Sand bore)
Amadai (Blanquillo)
Sayori (Halfbeak)
Kohada (Gizzard shad)
Engawa (Fringe of Halibut)
Kazunoko (Herring Roe)
Uni (Sea Urchin roe)
Ikura (Salmon roe)
Kani (Crab)
Ika (Cuttlefish)
Geso (Squid tentacles)
Tako (Octopus)
Shako (Mantis Shrimp)
Anago (Conger eel)
Akagai (Ark shell)
Aoyagi (Round Clam)
Awabi (Abalone)
Hamaguri (Clam)
Hokkigai (Surf Clam)
Hotategai (Scallop)
Kaibashira (shellfish valve muscles)
Mirugai (Surf Clam)
Torigai (Cockle)
Tsubugai (shellfish)
Tamago (Sweet egg custard wrapped in dried seaweed)
Sushi-dane, seafood used in sushi toppings
varies according to
the season.
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Maki-zushi(sushi rolled in nori seaweed)
Spread grilled nori (seaweed) on a
bamboo
mat and spread lightly
vinegared rice (sushi rice) on it.
Place
filling like thinly sliced tuna,
cucumber and omelet in the center.
Then
roll bamboo to form it
into long seaweed-covered rolls. Cut
it into
slices.
Popular Maki-zushi
Tekka-maki (Tuna roll)
Kappa-maki (Cucumber roll)
Oshinko-maki (Pickled-radish roll)
Shibazuke-maki (Pickled-cucumber roll)
Kiware-maki (Radish-sprout roll)
Ika-mentaiko-maki
(Roll of Squid and cod roe mixed with
salt
and red pepper)
Nattou-maki (Nattou roll)
Umejiso-maki (Japanese ume plum and perilla-leaf
roll)
Negitoro-maki (Scallions and tuna roll)
Kanpyou-maki (Pickled gourd roll)
Nori-maki (Pickled gourd roll, same as "Kanpyou-maki")
Futo-maki (A roll filled with sushi rice, sliced omelet,
pickled
gourd and vegetables)
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Temaki-zushi
Same like Maki-zushi, spread grilled
nori.
This nori is smaller
than the one used for maki-zushi. Spread
lightly vinegared
rice on it. Place filling you like
such as
thinly sliced tuna,
cucumber, omelet, ham in the center.
Then
roll it by hand to
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Chirashi-zushi
Various kinds of raw fish (sashimi), salt salmon
roe, sea-urchin
eggs, sliced omelet and chopped vegetables
are arranged over
a bowl of rice. |
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Oshi-zushi (pressed sushi)
It is made by pressing a layer of fish
such
as broiled conger
eel or soy-marinated mackerel over a
layer of sushi rice in a
rectangular wooden box. It is sliced
into
small pieces and served.
Masuzushi in Toyama Prefecture is very
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Inari-zushi(deep-fried tofu pouch sushi)
Sushi rice is wrapped in a pouch of
deep
fried tofu that
has been flavored with soy sauce, sugar,
and Japanese sake.
Inari-zushi made at home sometimes
contains
chopped vegetables
and "hijiki" flavored with
soy
sauce, sugar and Japanese sake.
Hijiki is a kind of edible seaweed
that grows
in clusters
in rocky areas along the coastlines. |
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Argots used at sushi shop
Gari (Vinegared ginger)
Sabi (Horseradish)
Murasaki (Soy sauce specifically
for
sushi)
Agari (Japanese green tea)
Shari (Sushi rice)
Oaiso (Charge, bill)
Ume (Standard)
Take (Special)
Matsu (Extra special) |
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Useful Japanese Phrases
1) *** o kudasai
***, please
2) *** o futatsu kudasai
Two plates of ***, please
If you don't mention the mumbler, one plate
containing
two pieces of sushi will be served.
Two plates contains
four pieces of sushi.
3) *** o sabi (wasabi) nuki de kudasai
**** without horseradish, please.
4) *** o sashimi de kudasai
Please give me *** as sashimi (without
rice).
5) Agari (Ocha) o kudasai
Japanese green tea, please.
6) Oaiso! / Oaiso o onegai shimasu
Check, please. |
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Nigiri-zushi
