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Types of Sushi
 Want
to try some sushi but don't know where to start? Here
is a list of Japanese sushi terms to help you decide what
you want to order at the sushi bar.
Sushi a la carte
- aji -- horse mackerel
- akagai -- ark shell
- ama-ebi -- raw shrimp
- anago -- conger eel
- aoyagi -- round clam
- awabi -- abalone
- ayu -- sweetfish
- buri -- adult yellowtail
- chutoro -- marbled tuna belly
- ebi -- boiled shrimp
- hamachi -- young yellowtail
- hamaguri -- clam
- hamo -- pike conger; sea eel
- hatahata -- sandfish
- hikari-mono -- various kinds of fish like mackerel
- himo -- "fringe" around an ark shell
- hirame -- flounder
- hokkigai -- surf clam
- hotategai -- scallop
- ika -- squid
- ikura -- salmon roe
- inada -- very young yellowtail
- kaibashira -- eye of scallop or shellfish valve
muscles
- kaiware -- daikon-radish sprouts
- kajiki -- swordfish
- kani -- crab
- kanpachi -- very young yellowtail
- karei -- flatfish
- katsuo -- bonito
- kazunoko -- herring roe
- kohada -- gizzard shad
- kuruma-ebi -- prawn
- maguro -- tuna
- makajiki -- blue marlin
- masu -- trout
- meji (maguro) -- young tuna
- mekajiki -- swordfish
- mirugai -- surf clam
- negi-toro -- tuna belly and chopped green onion
- ni-ika -- squid simmered in a soy-flavored stock
- nori-tama -- sweetened egg wrapped in dried seaweed
- otoro -- fatty portion of tuna belly
- saba -- mackerel
- sake -- salmon
- sawara -- Spanish mackerel
- sayori -- (springtime) halfbeak
- seigo -- young sea bass
- shako -- mantis shrimp
- shima-aji -- another variety of aji
- shime-saba -- mackerel (marinated)
- shiromi -- seasonal "white meat" fish
- suzuki -- sea bass
- tai -- sea bream
- tairagai -- razor-shell clam
- tako -- octopus
- tamago -- sweet egg custard wrapped in dried seaweed
- torigai -- cockle
- toro -- choice tuna belly
- tsubugai -- Japanese "tsubugai" shellfish
- uni -- sea urchin roe
Maki-zushi (sushi rolls)
- maki-mono -- vinegared rice and fish (or other
ingredients) rolled in nori seaweed
- tekka-maki -- tuna-filled maki-zushi
- kappa-maki -- cucumber-filled maki-zushi
- tekkappa-maki -- selection of both tuna and cucumber
rolls
- oshinko-maki -- -pickled-daikon (radish) rolls
- kaiware-maki -- daikon-sprout roll
- umejiso-maki -- Japanese ume plum and perilla-leaf
roll
- negitoro-maki -- scallion-and-tuna roll
- chutoro-maki -- marbled-tuna roll
- otoro-maki -- fatty-tuna roll
- kanpyo-maki -- pickled-gourd rolls
- futo-maki -- a fat roll filled with rice, sweetened
cooked egg, pickled gourd, and bits of vegetables
- nori-maki -- same as kanpyo-maki; in Osaka, same
as futo-maki
- natto-maki -- sticky, strong-tasting fermented-soybean
rolls
- ana-kyU-maki -- conger eel-and-cucumber rolls
- temaki -- hand-rolled cones made from dried seaweed
- maguro-temaki -- tuna temaki
Other sushi terms
- sashimi -- raw fish (without rice)
- oshinko -- Japanese pickles
- neta -- sushi topping
- wasabi -- Japanese horseradish
- gari -- vinegared ginger
- shoyu -- soy sauce
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