10 popular Japanese Sushi items
10 popular Japanese Sushi
In the world Sushi(寿司) is one of the most popular Japanese cuisines called Washoku(和食) .
UNESCO (The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) decided to register “Washoku” (traditional Japanese cuisine) as an Intangible Cultural Heritage on December 4, 2013.
We Japanese people don’t eat sushi so much in Japan than you expected. I only go to sushi bar three or four times every year. And we don’t cook sushi in house because it is hard to cook or prepare sushi-rice. So, actually we buy the packed sushi in supermarket for family dishes.
This is the popular sushi items when we Japanese people go to sushi bar. If you visit Japan you should say the items to the staff at sushi bar. Let’s see top sushi items in Japan! But Sushi is takai take … w (expensive)
Sugoi! 10 sushi items
| Nihongo | English |
|---|---|
| サーモン saamon |
salmon |
| ハマチ hamachi |
yellowtail |
| マグロ（赤身） maguro(akami) |
tuna |
| マグロ（中トロ） maguro(chuutoro) |
medium fatty tuna |
| エビ ebi |
shrimp |
| イクラ ikura |
salmon roe |
| イカ ika |
squid |
| ホタテ hotate |
scallop |
| ウニ uni |
sea urchin |
| アジ aji |
horse mackerel |
A variety of sushi
I hope nobody doubt that the origin of sushi is Japan but now sushi is popular in the world like pizza.
Let’s see a variety of sushi!
I imagine Nigirizushi from keyword “sushi” first. Then I imagine Maki-zushi.
Makizushi is also popular in Japan. Tekkamaki (鉄火巻) (tuna-roll) is the representative of Maki-zushi.
Do you know Inarizushi? This is sweet sushi and mother cook it at home. Here is the recipe.
Chirashizushi is a rice ball and raw fish is on the rice.
Sushi came back from USA! Old Japanese may not call it sushi. pros and cons..
Sushi items on the ship! Funa (舟) means ship in Japanese.
How to cook Nigirizushi
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