Kind of Sushi

Who doesn't know about Sushi?

If we talk about Japan's food, we'll directly think about Sushi right??

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Well, in this blog, I'll talk about some information about sushi.

What is Sushi?

People usually thinks that Sushi equals raw fish, but the raw fish is actually sashimi, not sushi. But sashimi can be the topping or filling for sushi. According to Celeste Heiter in his book The Sushi Book, the word "sushi" actually refers to the sticky, vinegared rice that is its essential component.

Variant of Sushi

There are a lot of kinds of sushi. According to Chef Tio, from Sushi Tei, Central Park Jakarta, there are four kind of sushi:

Nigiri Sushi

Nigiri Sushi is a kind of sushi that have toppings on the rice ball. There are some toppings of sushi that can be used, but there are some toppings that being common to be used according to Aya Imatani as written on her book Sushi: The Beginner's Guide.

Maguro Nigiri Sushi

Maguro is Tuna.

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Ebi Nigiri Sushi

Ebi is Shrimp.

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Unagi Nigiri Sushi

Unagi is Ell.

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Tamago Nigiri Sushi

Tamago is Egg.

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Gunkan Sushi

Gunkan its self refers to tank ship. So the shape of the sushi looks like gunkan. The rice ball is wrapped around by nori and the filling on the top. There are some toppings of sushi that can be used, but there are some toppings that being common to be used according to Aya Imatani as written on her book Sushi: The Beginner's Guide.

Ikura Gunkan Sushi

Ikura is Caviar or Roe.

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Ebikko or Tobiko Gunkan Sushi

Ebikko is Shrimp Roe and Tobiko is Fish Roe

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Maguro Gunkan Sushi

Maguro is Tuna.

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Kani Gunkan Sushi

Kani is Crab

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Temaki Sushi

Temaki refers to Te (手) means hand; and Maki (巻き) means roll. So, Temaki Sushi is hand-roll sushi which the rice and the fillings are rolled by nori. The toppings are variant, they can be ikura (caviar), tuna paste, crab stick, avocado and so on.

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Makimono Sushi

Makimono refers to Maki (巻き) means roll; and Mono (物). So, Makimono sushi is rolled sushi with the rice, fillings and nori. There are three types of Makimono Sushi.

Uramaki Sushi

Ura means inside, so the nori is inside of the rice. For the example, we know California Roll. It's the well-known example of Uramaki Sushi.

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Hosomaki Sushi

Hoso is from the word hosoi (細い) in Japan that means narrow. So, Hosomaki Sushi is narrow-rolled sushi. Usually, Hosomaki Sushi is filled by single filling or one variant filling. The fillings are variant, can be tamago (egg), salmon flesh, avocado, etc.

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Futomaki Sushi

Futo is from the word futoi (太い) in Japan that means thick. So, Futomaki Sushi is thick-rolled sushi.  Usually, Futomaki Sushi is filled by many fillings or more than one variant fillings.

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So, can you guess what kind of sushi that I made in cooking class with Sushi Tei, Central Park Jakarta??

Leave the comment ^^

Source:

Heiter, Celeste. 2007. The Sushi Book. Singapore: ThingsAsian Press

Imatani, Aya. 2009. Sushi: The Beginner's Guide. Morganville: Penn Publishing

Cooking Class at Sushi Tei Central Park Jakarta with Chef Tio