THE SO CALLED "SUSHI"

What is sushi and what are its types?

That is one of the question that we make ourselves when we hear about sushi.

Alot of people eat it and talk about it, but do they really know what is made of? or what kinds of sushi are there?

Well, Sushi is the most famous Japanese dish outside of Japan, and one of the most popular dishes among the Japanese themselves who usually enjoy sushi on special occasions.

The name of s is a generic name for different types. It's a combination of ingredients of a typical Japanese food and it is basically made of Japanese rice and different kids of seafood (fresh fish, shrimp, seaweed, etc.) and vegetables.

There are different types of sushi, and the most known are:

MAKI: Maki means "rolled". This kind of sushi consists of fish (or crab) and vegetables rolled in a sheet of nori (roasted seaweed) and rice. In some restaurants it will be listed as norimaki (seaweed roll) in the menu. Makisushi is an excellent choice for those venturing into the sushi bar for the first time, particularly if they are squimish about eating raw fish.

ROLL: Sushi rice and seafood, etc. rolled in dried seaweed sheets. There are countless varieties of sushi rolls differing in ingredients and thickness. Sushi rolls prepared "inside out" are very popular outside of Japan, but rarely found in Japan.

NIGRI: Te = hand. Temaki (literally: hand rolls) describes the hand rolls, something like a Japanese nori taco, that you bite into. Many of the ingredients you'll find in makisushi also exist in temaki.

SASHIMI: It's usually prepared with fish fresh from the water, refrigerated but never frozen. How to slice the fish for sashimi is one of the most rigorous skills to learn during the itamae's training. Fish cut too thick or too thin make a different impression on the taste buds, and different fish require applying different techniques.