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Nori
Dried seaweed used as a wrapper for sushi rolls.
Maki
Sushi roll with rice and fillings wrapped in nori.
Nigiri
Sushi consisting of a slice of raw fish over pressed vinegared rice.
Sashimi
Thinly sliced raw meat, often fish, served without rice.
Wasabi
A pungent green paste made from grated wasabi root, used as a condiment for sushi.
Gari
Pickled ginger, often served with sushi to cleanse the palate.
Tamago
Sweet omelette typically used in sushi, also known as tamagoyaki.
Temaki
Hand-rolled sushi, resembling a cone of nori filled with rice, fish, and vegetables.
Unagi
Grilled freshwater eel, often prepared with a sweet glaze.
Ikura
Salmon roe, typically served in gunkan-style sushi or on top of a bowl of rice.
Tobiko
Flying fish roe, often used as a garnish on sushi rolls.
Futomaki
A large roll filled with rice, nori, and multiple ingredients.
Uramaki
Inside-out roll, with rice on the outside and nori and fillings on the inside.
Soy sauce
A liquid condiment made from fermented soybeans, used for dipping sushi.
Chirashi
A type of sushi served in a bowl with a bed of sushi rice topped with assorted sashimi and garnishes.
Edomae
Sushi style originating from Tokyo (formerly Edo), focusing on nigiri sushi.
Shoyu
Japanese term for soy sauce, traditionally used for dipping sushi and sashimi.
Omakase
A dining experience where the chef chooses the menu, serving a selection of their best dishes.
Inari
Sushi rice stuffed into a pouch of seasoned fried tofu, often sweet in flavor.
Maguro
Tuna, commonly used in sushi and sashimi, with varieties like bluefin and yellowfin.
Sake
Sliced raw salmon, commonly enjoyed in sushi and sashimi.
Hamachi
Young yellowtail, a fatty and flavorful fish used in sushi and sashimi.
Tako
Cooked octopus, frequently sliced and served as nigiri or sashimi.
Amaebi
Sweet shrimp, often served raw as nigiri or sashimi.
Kani
Crab meat, used in sushi rolls or as a topping for other dishes.
Tsunamayo
A sushi roll filling or topping that combines canned tuna with mayonnaise.
Hosomaki
Thin sushi roll with nori on the outside, typically with only one filling.
Kappamaki
Hosomaki roll filled with cucumber, named after the Japanese water deity Kappa.
Gunkan
A type of sushi that has nori wrapped around a rice ball, topped with loose ingredients like roe.
Ika
Squid, often sliced and served as sushi or sashimi.
Uni
Sea urchin gonads, a creamy and richly flavored delicacy served in sushi.
Kanikama
Imitation crab, often used in sushi rolls like the California roll.
Tataki
A method of preparing fish or meat that involves lightly searing the outside and leaving the inside raw.
Anago
Saltwater eel, often served grilled with a sweet sauce in sushi.
Aburi
Sushi or sashimi that is lightly grilled or seared on the top, while the rest remains raw.
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