Sushipedia
hoso-maki
Rice roll with 1-2 ingredients made
from half a nori sheet.
ura-maki/inside-out
Rice is attached to the outside of the nori sheet
and decorated with sesame or fish roe.
chirashi
Bowl of various types of fish,
served on rice.
sashimi
Slices of raw fish – eaten with wasabi and soy sauce.
Te-Maki
The nori sheet is rolled into small, pointed sachets
and then filled with rice, fish and vegetables.
nigiri
Nigiri means “rice bale” which is topped with fish,
seafood or omelets.
Ramen / Udon
Japanese soup served with ramen or udon noodles
and a choice of either meat, fish or tofu.
donburi
Rice bowl dish covered with fish, meat or vegetables.
sushi-lexikon
Amaebi
fresh water shrimp
Chu-Toro
fatty tuna
Cobia
black kingfish
Ebi
shrimp
Gomaae
spinach
Hamachi
yellow tail mackerel
Hokkigai
surf clam
Hotate
scallops
Ika
squid
Ikura
salmon roe
Inari
marinated tofu
Kampyo
pickled gourd
Kappa
cucumber
Koji
cooked tuna
Maguro
lean tuna
Masago
capelin roe
Mutsu
butter fish
Negitoro
fatty tuna, scallions
Nori
dried alga leaf
O-Toro
fatty tunabelly
Sake (Shake)
salmon
Sake-Kawa
fried salmon skin
Shinko
radish
Tako
octopus
Tamago
egg custard
Tataki
flambéed fish
Tekka
tuna
Teriyaki
sweet japanese sauce
Tobiko
flying fish roe
Unagi
river eel