Confused With Many Types of Sushi? Here Are the General Ones
Confused With Many Types of Sushi? Here Are the General Ones
By Evan H
Rice is the main ingredient to make sushi and many Japanese cuisines. Round grain rice which is sticky will be used to make sure that the sushi holds together.
The seasoning mixtures from vinegar, salt and sugar will grant the aroma of the rice. Besides, sushi will be made by pressing the fish, vegetables (normally cucumber and radish), and seaweed (Nori) together with rice.
There are many kinds of sushi, and here are the common:
• Maki
The classic one, sushi will be rolled with a bamboo rolling mat. Rice, fish, and variation of vegetables will be rolled on the nori sheet. Usually we use cucumber, avocado, carrot or Surimi (imitation of crab meat or any kind of fish meat).
California roll (also called Ura Maki or Inside-Out-Roll) is one of the most favorable maki sushi which is the rice rolled on the outside of the sushi. Normally it will be dressed with egg fish and sesame grain. The position of the seaweed sheet is inside the sushi. California roll is very famous in Europe but it’s not so famous in Japan.
• Nigiri
On the upper side is a fish slice around five to seven centimeters long. On the down side is long pressed rice. Sometimes we use nori sheet to bind the rice and the fish slice. For the top side, we usually use raw salmon (Sake), shrimp (Ebi), raw tuna (Maguro), Eel (Anago) and also egg (Tamago)
• Sashimi
is a Japanese delicacy primarily consisting of very fresh raw seafood, sliced into thin pieces about 2,5cm x 4,0cm x 0,5cm. It will served with only a dipping sauce (soy sauce with wasabi paste and thinly-sliced ginger root), and a simple garnish such as shiso and shredded daikon radish.
• Temaki
Is cone shaped piece of nori. Fish, omelet, and vegetables will be thin sliced and filled in the cone with rice. To make it beautiful, you can put sesame grain on the top of the cone.
• Supplement
Shoyu or soy sauce is a must for sushi. You should dip your sushi first before you eat. In addition to that, wasabi or hot horseradish can give you sensational hot for your tongue. Thin sliced of ginger or Gari here is not a garnish, but it can be used for neutralizing the taste of sushi on your tongue.
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