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Glossary Sushi Guide

There are thousands of sushi restaurants in the millions of United States each year gourmets. However, many people are intimidated by the process of eating sushi, and never afford to take one of the healthiest, most delicious food styles on the planet.

To help sushi lovers start-to-be, we present the following glossary of terms and definitions of basic sushi. The information provided on the world of sushi and provide the skills to enter a Japanese restaurant and order with confidence.

Basic Sushi Glossary

Aburage - pockets of fried tofu, cooked water, sake and soy sauce.

Agar - A type of delicious green tea.

Aji - A type of mackerel (also known as "Spanish Mackerel).

Akamai support - The thinnest part of the tuna, Akamai is separated from the back of the fish.

Anago - Conger A found in salt water.

Anko-Nabe - a popular variation of monkfish stew.

Baig - small freshwater snails

Bara Sushi - a unique type of sushi or sushi rice and seafood all ingredients are mixed and served.

California Roll - A sushi dishes popular in the United States. Including crabmeat, flying fish or melt and a lawyer.

Chutoro-maki - tuna roll marble A

Ebi - boiled shrimp (simple and easy!).

Engawa - The delicious meat surrounding the scallop muscle (you can see the muscle that controls the fin of a mere's).

Fugu - One of the most infamous sushi, Fugu is a puffer fish can be poisonous if prepared incorrectly.

Futo-maki - A roll with boiled eggs (without sugar), rice vinegar, pumpkin and vegetables.

Ika - Squid

Inada - A young yellowtail fish

Iso-don - a bed of sushi rice served in fish, vegetables or a mixture of other elements.

Kamaboko - This is a fish cake with white fish and a mixture of crushed corn starch.

Kani - Crab

Kanpachi - A young yellow fish.

Katsu - Katsu Sushi technically refers to fried foods with bread crumbs. The most popular is Chicken Katsu Katsu.

Koi. Carp Water salt

And Kombu Kombu - These terms refer to dried seaweed or algae.

Kuroda - a plate of snapper.

Make Sushi - A sushi roll made from seaweed, rice and vegetables in the center of the roll.

Maki-mono - fish and rice rolled and wrapped in seaweed

Mochi - rice cake sweet

Mushimono - matches any level steaming.

Philadelphia Roll - Another U.S. favorite, a Philadelphia roll is a roll made with salmon, cheese cream and vegetables.

Sake. A strong rice wine. A key element in most sushi restaurants in the world.

Sashimi - This popular dish consists of cold raw fish served without rice. (Cut the fish)

Senbei - thin rice cakes are usually served with soy sauce or a variety of other condiments.

Shirumono - The Japanese term for soup

Soy sauce - Soy sauce

Suimono - A light but tasty soup

Tako - Octopus

Tekka-Don - A selection of raw tuna served over rice.

Wasabi - a Japanese horseradish. If you've never used before Wasabi, be careful your first time!

Yosenabe - A Japanese fish and vegetable stew.

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