Japanese sake/shake (鮭) means Chum salmon (シロザケ), and should not be eaten raw! The サーモン (sāmon – salmon) used for making sashimi and sushi in Japan is Atlantic Salmon. 本まぐろ – honmaguro – is Pacific bluefin tuna. It is the most frequently-used part of the fish for sushi. Akami (赤身) is the lean part from upper back. Toro is the fatty part from the belly of the fish. 鮪 (Maguro – tuna) has different options for flavor and texture depending on the part of the fish that it comes from. Nigiri sushi is raw or cooked fish on top of a small ball of rice, sometimes with some wasabi inside. Often prepared by hand, and served as 2 pieces. This is the most popular form of Japanese sushi in Japan. However it is often served at Japanese sushi restaurants – as well as Japanese Izakaya! For this reason, we have included it in our list! 5) Nigiri 握り寿司／にぎりすし Sashimi is not quite sushi – it is raw fish (or meat), thinly sliced and often served on ice with soy sauce and wasabi. Maki sushi is far more popular at sushi restaurants in Japan than uramaki sushi – and Maki sushi rolls are often eaten last due to their rich flavor. Similar to Temaki sushi, Maki sushi ( makizushi) is rolled with the seaweed on the outside, with rice inside and fish in the middle. Next time you need to prepare dinner for a lot of people – consider serving Temaki sushi! 3) Maki Sushi 巻き寿司／まきずし

The seaweed is on the outside, and people can often customize what they want to put inside it. It is a popular house-party food, due to it being easy to serve.Īs the name implies, Temaki sushi is rolled up by hand. Temaki sushi 手巻き寿司 ( temakisuzhi) means “hand rolled sushi”. Popular Uramaki zushi rolls in the west are California rolls, dragon rolls, and others like them! 2) Temaki Sushi 手巻き寿司／てまきずし This is because the rice is on the outside and the seaweed on the inside. The word Uramaki is 裏 → back and 巻き → roll. In this article, we will look at some different types of sushi – and how to say them in Japanese! 5 Types of Sushi 1) Uramaki Sushi 裏巻き寿司／うらまきずしĪlthough Uramaki sushi ( uramakizushi) is very popular in the west – It is actually not very common in Japan. Today, sushi is a popular Japanese dish around the world!

For centuries, the people of Japan have eaten raw fish in various forms. Sushi is a landmark food in Japan and Japanese culture.

Octopus sushi