Varieties of Sushi
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akagai | ama-ebi | ana-kyuu | anago | aoyagi |
ark shell | sweet prawn | conger eel with cucumber roll |
conger eel | round clam |
awabi | bai-gai | chirashi-zushi | chu-toro | ebi | engawa |
abalone | a species of whelk |
raw seafood and vegetables on sushi rice in a bowl |
fatty tuna belly | prawn shrimp |
flatfish meat of dorsal fin |
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- | futo-maki/nori-maki |
- | thick roll sushi |
hamachi | hirame | ika | ika hosomaki | ikura | inari-zushi |
young yellow tail | halse halibut | squid | squid roll | salmon roe | sushi rice in fried tofu bags |
iwashi | kaibashira | kani | kani-miso | kani-sarada | kappa-maki |
sardin | scallop's muscle | crab | crab's guts | crab salad | kyuuri-maki or cucumber roll |
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- | katsuo | |
- | oceanic bonito |
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kazunoko | kisu | - | kohada | kohn | maguro | mirugai |
salted herring roe | Japanese whiting | - | young gizzard shad | sweat corn | tuna | horse clam |
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nare-zushi | natto-maki | - | negi-toro | ootoro | - |
the most ancient form of sushi, |
fermented soy beans | - | combination sushi of welsh onion and fatty tuna |
fatty tuna belly | - |
saba | saba oshizushi |
salmon/sake/shake | sanma | sayori | shako |
mackerel | mackerel | salmon | Pacific saury | halfbeak | mantis shrimp |
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shimaaji | shirauo | susaba | suzuki | tai | - | - |
horse mackerl | Japanese icefish | pickled mackerel | sea bass | sea bream | - | - |
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tako (boiled ) | tako ( fresh ) | tamago-yaki | tekka-(maki) | torigai | - |
octopus | octopus | omelette | tuna roll | cockle | - |
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unagi | uni | - |
eel | sea urchin (ovary) | - |
How to eat sushi
kaiten-zushi (revolving table style sushi bar)
ranking chart of eatable sushi for new beginners
Sushi Jargon
sushi bars recommended
sushi
necessaries for Japanese restaurants