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Types of Sushi Rolls

Ahi (Tuna) Ahi Tuna Nigiri
Ahi (Tuna) Ahi Tuna Nigiri

Ahi (tuna) rolls usually have a dark pink layer of raw tuna in them. However, spicy tuna (or spicy ahi) usually includes diced or shredded tuna with hot peppers. The spicy sauce that sushi chefs use is usually orange and is about as hot as a banana pepper or sandwich jalapeño.

Ebi (Shrimp) Ebi (Shrimp) Nigiri
Ebi (Shrimp) Ebi (Shrimp) Nigiri

How to Make Shrimp Sushi (Ebi Nigiri) Posted by Dan on July 31, 2017 September 16, 2017 Shrimp Sushi. If you’re allergic to shrimp, I feel bad for you. I hope they find a cure soon. Shrimp sushi is an unique food where it’s acceptable to serve it both raw and cooked. Most of the shrimps we eat in restaurants are cooked imported farm raised Pacific White shrimps. However, many sushi ...

Hamachi (Yellow Tail) Hamachi (Yellow Tail) Nigiri
Hamachi (Yellow Tail) Hamachi (Yellow Tail) Nigiri

Some popular sushi rolls with hamachi includes the spicy yellowtail roll (negi hamachi makizushi – recipe below), rainbow roll, dancing yellowtail, etc. Yellowtail (Hamachi) Roll. In the States, many restaurants are labeling hamachi as yellowtail, but only the authentic one would tell you the different.

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Ika (Squid)
Ika (Squid)

A rainbow roll is a sushi roll topped with many different types of sashimi. The sushi roll underneath the sashimi is usually a California roll (avocado and crab). To make this type of sushi, the chef prepares a California roll and adds the toppings afterwards.

Ika Nigiri (Squid) City Foodsters/Flickr
Ika Nigiri (Squid) City Foodsters/Flickr

Yari Ika is a specific type of squid known as the spear squid. It can grow up to 16 inches and can way around .5 to .9 pounds. It is commonly found along the coast of Japan.

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Kappa Maki (Cucumber Sushi)
Kappa Maki (Cucumber Sushi)

If you had asked me six weeks ago if I liked sushi, I would have told you something along the lines of “I don’t really eat sushi because the raw fish freaks me out.”

Maki (Seaweed-Wrapped Variety)
Maki (Seaweed-Wrapped Variety)

Maki (roll) zushi is any sushi wrapped in nori and/or rolled. There is also temaki (hand rolled) zushi, chirashi (spinkled) zushi and oshi (pressed) zushi. Sushi does not always involve raw fish; anything can be sushi as long as it has the rice.

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Nigiri (Fish on a Ball of Sushi Rice)
Nigiri (Fish on a Ball of Sushi Rice)

Temarizushi features ball-shaped rice. The fish is actually pressed into the rice before the whole thing is made into a small ball. Then there’s gunkanmaki. The chef first forms a small mound of sushi rice into an oval that forms the bottom part of the roll. A piece of seaweed is wrapped around the edge of the rice. Maki. Maki translates to “rolled sushi.” It’s sometimes referred to as a sushi roll or as makimono (variety of rolls) or norimaki (nori roll).

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Sake (Salmon) Sake (Salmon) Nigiri
Sake (Salmon) Sake (Salmon) Nigiri

Sashimi, in contrast, refers to only the raw fish (without the 'sushi' rice) commonly flavored by a tiny bit of wasabi (Japanese horseradish) mixed with soy sauce. Sake is commonly known as a rice wine.

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Salmon roe (Salmon Eggs)
Salmon roe (Salmon Eggs)

Ikura (cured salmon roe) is known for a juicy texture that pops with every bite and a rich flavor that melts in your mouth. This gourmet food item is also one of the most popular sushi …

Sashimi (Fish on it's own)
Sashimi (Fish on it's own)

Sashimi-- raw slices* of fresh fish arranged on their own -- is generally left distinct from sushi, which involves rice (and takes its name from the vinegar that flavors that rice). Nigiri, on the other hand, is one of the different types of sushi, which vary most obviously by shape and construction. Most basically:

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A rainbow roll is a sushi roll topped with many different types of sashimi. The sushi roll underneath the sashimi is usually a California roll (avocado and crab). To make this type of sushi, the chef prepares a California roll and adds the toppings afterwards.

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Tamagoyaki (Sweet egg Omelette)
Tamagoyaki (Sweet egg Omelette)

"Tamago egg is classic Japanese folded omelet sometimes called tamagoyaki. The omelet is sweet, has a light texture, and works well when served over sushi rice and with soy and wasabi sauce for dipping.

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Tekkamaki (Tuna Thin Roll)
Tekkamaki (Tuna Thin Roll)

Sushi Rolls or Hosomaki are a very basic but popular sushi in Japan. Hoso means thin and maki means roll. We want to say “thin ... are Tekkamaki, tuna roll, ...

Temaki (Sushi Hand-Rolled Into a Cone Shape)
Temaki (Sushi Hand-Rolled Into a Cone Shape)

The temaki sushi is rolled by hand, so there is no need for a rolling mat, and its final shape is the cone, so there is no need for a knife either. Ingredients for 6 sushi cones 3 nori sheets, cut into half

Unagi (Broiled Freshwater eel With a Sweet Sauce)
Unagi (Broiled Freshwater eel With a Sweet Sauce)

Unagi (freshwater eel) is known for its bold, rich taste, while Anago (saltwater eel), is a more muted choice, known for its incredibly soft texture and natural sweetness. Both Unagi and Anago have played an important role in Japanese cuisine and culture for thousands of years, but the freshwater eel in particular has been making news as an at risk species.

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Uramaki (Rice on the Outside)
Uramaki (Rice on the Outside)

The inside out sushi roll (or Uramaki, 裏巻), is more common in the west than in Japan and is very popular in western sushi bars. What makes the inside out roll unique is the fact that rice is in the outside and the nori is on the inside, wrapping the filling.

Uramaki (Rice on the Outside)
Uramaki (Rice on the Outside)

The inside out sushi roll (or Uramaki, 裏巻), is more common in the west than in Japan and is very popular in western sushi bars. What makes the inside out roll unique is the fact that rice is in the outside and the nori is on the inside, wrapping the filling.