There are many sushi and sashimi ingredients, some of which are traditional and others contemporary.
Sushi styles
- Chirashi-zushi (ã¡ãÂÂãÂÂ寿å¸, scattered sushi) is a bowl of sushi rice topped with a variety of raw fish and vegetables/garnishes (also refers to barazushi)
- Inari-zushi (稲è·寿å¸, fried tofu pouch) is a type of sushi served in a seasoned and fried pouch made of tofu and filled with sushi rice.
- Maki-zushi (å·»ãÂÂ寿å¸, rolled sushi) consists of rice and other ingredients rolled together with a sheet of nori.
- Chu maki (ä¸Âå·»ãÂÂ, medium roll) is a medium-sized rolled maki sushi usually containing several ingredients
- Futo maki (太巻ãÂÂ, large or fat roll) is a thick rolled maki sushi containing multiple ingredients
- Gunkan maki (è»Âè¦巻, battleship roll) is a type of sushi consisting of a rice ball wrapped in a sheet of nori which extends in a cylinder upward to hold a loose topping such as fish eggs
- Hoso maki (ç´°å·»ãÂÂ, thin roll) is thinly rolled maki sushi with only one ingredient
- Kazari maki (飾ãÂÂå·»ãÂÂ寿å¸, flower or decorative roll) is a type of sushi designed frequently with colored rice into simple or complex shapes.
- Temaki (æÂÂå·»ãÂÂ, hand roll) is a cone-shaped maki sushi
- Nigiri sushi (æÂ¡ãÂÂ寿å¸, hand-formed sushi) consists of an oval-shaped ball of rice topped with a slice of another item
- Oshi sushi (æÂ¼ãÂÂ寿å¸, "pressed sushi"), also known as hako-zushi (箱寿å¸, "box sushi"), is formed by molding the rice and toppings in a rectangular box, then slicing into blocks.
- Uramaki (ãÂÂãÂÂã¾ãÂÂ, inside-out roll) is a contemporary style of Maki-zushi that is described as a roll that is inside outâÂÂwith the rice on the outsideâÂÂand has an outer layer of tobiko or sesame seeds.
Wrappings
- Nori (æµ·èÂÂ): dried seaweed (often used to wrap or belt makizushi or gunkan)
- Rice paper
- Salmon skin
- Thinly sliced sheets of cucumber
- Usuyaki-tamago: thinly cooked sweet omelette or custard
- Yuba: "tofu skin" or "soybean skin", a thin film derived from soybeans
Eggs
Meats
- Basashi/sakura niku (馬åºãÂÂ/æ¡ÂèÂÂ): Raw horse, nicknamed for its bright pink color
- Gyusashi (çÂÂåºãÂÂ): Raw beef
- Shikasashi (鹿åºãÂÂ): Raw venison
- Torisashi (é³¥åºãÂÂ): Raw chicken
Seafood
All seafoods in this list are served raw unless otherwise specified.
Finfish
The list below does not follow biological classification.
- Dojo (ãÂÂã¸ã§ã¦): Japanese loach
- Ei (ã¨ã¤): skate
- Engawa (ç¸Âå´): often referred as 'fluke fin', the chewy part of fluke, a flatfish
- Fugu (æ²³è±Â): puffer fish
- Funa (ãÂÂãÂÂ): crucian carp
- Gindara (éÂÂé±Â): sablefish
- Hamo (é±§, ã¯ãÂÂ): daggertooth pike conger, a variety of eel, less popular than unagi and anago, and known for its fatty texture
- Hata (ãÂÂã¿): grouper
- Hatahata (é°°): sandfish
- Hikari-mono (Ã¥Â
ÂãÂÂç©): blue-backed fish, various kinds of "shiny" (silvery scales) fish
- Hiramasa (å¹³æÂ¿, å¹³æÂ¾): yellowtail amberjack (Seriola lalandi)
- Hirame (å¹³ç®, é®Â): fluke, a type of flounder
- Hokke (ãÂÂãÂÂã±): Okhotsk atka mackerel
- Hoshigarei (å¹²é°Â): spotted halibut
- Inada (é°Â): very young yellowtail
- Isake (ãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂ): trumpeter
- Isaki (ä¼Âä½ÂæÂ¨, ãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂ): striped pigfish
- Ishigarei (ç³é°Â): stone flounder
- Iwana (ã¤ã¯ãÂÂ): charr
- Iwashi (é°¯): sardine
- Kajiki (梶æÂ¨, èµæÂ¨, æÂÂéÂÂ): swordfish
- Makajiki (çÂÂ梶æÂ¨): blue marlin
- Mekajiki (ç®梶æÂ¨): swordfish
- (éÂÂÃ¥Â
«): greater amberjack, Seriola dumerili
- Karei (é°Â): flatfish
- Katsuo (é°¹, ãÂÂã¤ãÂÂ): skipjack tuna
- Kawahagi (ç®åÂ¥ãÂÂ): Filefish
- Kibinago (é»ÂéÂÂÃ¥ÂÂ): banded blue sprat, or silver-stripe round herring
- Kisu (é±Â): sillago
- Kochi (ãÂÂã¡): flathead
- Kohada (å°Âé°Â): Japanese gizzard shad
- Shinko (æÂ°åÂÂ): very young gizzard shad
- Konoshiro (é°¶): fully matured gizzard shad
- Kue (ã¯ã¨): longtooth grouper
- Madai (ã¾ã ãÂÂ): red sea bream
- Maguro (鮪): Thunnus (a genus of tuna)
- ChÃ
«toro (ä¸Âã¨ãÂÂ): medium-fat bluefin tuna belly
- Kuro (maguro) (ãÂÂãÂÂã¾ãÂÂãÂÂ): bluefin tuna, the fish itself
- Kihada (maguro) (æÂ¨èÂÂ鮪, é»ÂèÂÂ鮪, ãÂÂã¯ã ): yellowfin tuna
- Mebachi (maguro) (ãÂÂã°ã¡ã¾ãÂÂãÂÂ): bigeye tuna, the most widely distributed fish in Japan
- Meji (maguro) (ã¡ã¸鮪): young Pacific bluefin tuna
- Ã
Âtoro (大ã¨ãÂÂ): fattiest portion of bluefin tuna belly
- Shiro maguro (ç½鮪), Binnaga/Bincho (鬢é·): albacore or "white" tuna
- Toro (ã¨ãÂÂ): fatty bluefin tuna belly
- Makogarei (ã¾ãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂ): marbled flounder
- Mamakari (飯åÂÂ): sprat
- Matou-dai (ã¾ã¨ãÂÂ-ã ãÂÂ): John Dory
- Masu (é±Â): Trout
- Mejina (ã¡ã¸ãÂÂ): Girella
- Nijimasu (è¹é±Â): Rainbow trout
- Nishin (ãÂÂã·ã³): Herring
- Noresore (ã®ãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂ): baby anago
- Ohyou (大é®Â): halibut
- Okoze (èÂÂéÂÂ): Okoze stonefish
- Saba (é¯Â): chub mackerel or blue mackerel Served raw or marinated
- Sake, Shake (é®Â): Salmon
- Sanma (ç§ÂÃ¥ÂÂéÂÂ): Pacific saury (autumn) or mackerel pike
- Sawara (é°Â): Spanish mackerel
- Sayori (éÂÂéÂÂ, é±µ): halfbeak (springtime)
- Shima-aji (ãÂÂã¾鯵): white trevally
- Shirauo (ãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂ): whitebait (Springtime)
- Shiromi (ç½身) seasonal "white meat" fish
- Suzuki (鱸): sea bass
- Seigo (鮬): young (1-2 y.o.) sea bass
- Tachiuo (ã¿ãÂÂã¦ãª): beltfish
Inkfish
- Aori ika (ãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂ): Bigfin reef squid
- Hotaru ika (ãÂÂã¿ã«ã¤ã«): Firefly squid
- Ika (çÂÂè³Â, ãÂÂãÂÂ): Cuttlefish or squid, served raw or cooked
- Sumi ika (墨, ãÂÂã¿ãÂÂãÂÂ): Japanese spineless cuttlefish
- Tako (è¸, ãÂÂãÂÂ): Octopus
- Yari ika (ã¤ãªã¤ã«): Spear squid
Others
- Hoya (æµ·éÂÂ, ãÂÂã¤): Sea pineapple, an Ascidian
- Kamesashi (ãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂ): Sea turtle sashimi
- Kurage (æ°´æ¯Â, æµ·æÂÂ): Jellyfish
- Kujira (鯨, ãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂ, ã¯ã¸ã©): Whale
- Namako (æµ·é¼ , ãªã¾ãÂÂ): Sea cucumber
- Shiokara (å¡©è¾Â): Seasoned, salted entrails; frequently squid
- Hitode (ãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂ): Starfish
- Uni: (é²丹, æµ·èÂÂ) gonad of sea urchin; may come in different colors
Roe
Roe is a mass of fish eggs:
- Caviar (ãÂÂã£ãÂÂã¢): roe of sturgeon
- Ikura (ã¤ã¯ã©): Salmon roe
- Sujiko (çÂÂÃ¥ÂÂ): Salmon roe (still in the sac)
- Kazunoko (æÂ°ã®åÂÂ, é¯Â): Herring roe
- Masago (ã¾ãÂÂãÂÂ): Smelt roe
- Mentaiko (æÂÂ太åÂÂ): Pollock roe seasoned to have a spicy flavor
Seaweed
- Kombu (æÂÂå¸Â): Kelp, many preparations
- Wakame (èÂ¥å¸Â): Edible seaweed, sea mustard
Shellfish
- Akagai (赤è²Â): Ark shell
- Ama-ebi (çÂÂæµ·èÂÂ): raw pink shrimp Pandalus borealis
- Aoyagi (éÂÂæÂ³): Trough shell
- Asari (ãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂ): Japanese carpet shell
- Awabi (é®Â): Abalone
- Botan-ebi (ã¼ãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂã³): Botan shrimp
- Dungeness crab
- Ebi (æµ·èÂÂ): boiled or raw shrimp
- Hamaguri (è¤): Clam, Meretrix lusoria
- Himejako (ãÂÂã¡ã¸ã£ã³): Giant clam
- Himo (ç´Â): "fringe" around an Akagai
- Hokkigai, Hokki (ãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂè²Â, Ã¥ÂÂå¯Âè²Â): Surf clam
- Hotategai, Hotate (å¸Âç«Âè²Â, æµ·æÂÂ): Scallop
- Ise-ebi (ä¼Âå¢海èÂÂ): a spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus
- Kaibashira (è²ÂæÂ±), Hashira (æÂ±): valve muscles of scallop or shellfish
- Kani (è¹): Crab, also refers to imitation crab
- Kani-miso (): Crab offal paste
- Kaki (ã«ãÂÂ,ç¡蠣): Oyster
- Kegani (ã±ã‹ÂÂ): hairy crab
- Kuruma-ebi (è»Âæµ·èÂÂ): Prawn species Marsupenaeus japonicus
- Makigai (ãÂÂãÂÂ㋤): Conch
- Mategai (ãÂÂãÂÂè²Â): Razor clam
- Matsubagani (æÂ¾èÂÂè¹): Champagne crab or regionally, Snow crab
- Mirugai (æµ·æÂ¾è²Â): Geoduck clam
- Sazae (æ Âèº, ãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂ): Horned turban shell
- Shako (è¦èÂÂ): Mantis shrimp or "Squilla"
- Shiba ebi (èÂÂæµ·èÂÂ): Grey prawn
- Shima ebi (ãÂÂã¾ãÂÂã³): Morotoge shrimp
- Soft-shell crab
- Tarabagani (é±Âå ´è¹): King crab
- Tairagai (ã¿ã¤ã©ã®): Pen-shell clam
- Torigai (é³¥è²Â): Cockle
- Tsubugai (èºè²Â, ãÂÂãÂÂ㋤): Whelk (Neptunea, Buccinum, Babylonia japonica)
- Zuwaigani (ãºã¯ã¤ã‹ÂÂ/æ´¥åÂÂäºÂè¹/æÂ¾èÂÂè¹), also regionally marketed as matsubagani: Snow crab
Vegetables and fruit
- Asparagus (ã¢ã¹ãÂÂã©ã‹¹)
- Avocado (ã¢ãÂÂã«ãÂÂ)
- Carrot (ãÂÂã³ã¸ã³): a julienne of carrot
- Cucumber (ãÂÂãÂ¥ã¦ãª): a julienne of cucumber
- Eggplant (ãÂÂã¹): served in small slices, coated with oil
- Ginger (ãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂ): most often used is pickled ginger: beni shÃ
Âga and gari
- GobÃ
 (çÂÂè¡): Burdock root
- Kaiware (ãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂ大根): Daikon radish sprouts
- KanpyÃ
 (ä¹¾ç¢, å¹²ç¢): dried gourd
- Kappamaki (河童巻ãÂÂ): a makizushi made of cucumber and named after the Japanese water spirit who loves cucumber (Kappa)
- Konnyaku (èÂÂè»): Cake made from the corm of the Konjac plant
- NattÃ
 (ç´Âè±Â): fermented soybeans
- Negi (ãÂÂã®): Japanese bunching onion
- Oshinko (漬ç©): Takuan (pickled daikon) or other pickled vegetable
- Shiitake (ã·ã¤ã¿ã±): dried shiitake mushrooms, served roasted or simmered
- Takuan (沢庵漬ãÂÂ): pickled daikon radish
- Tofu (è±ÂèÂ
Â): Soybean curd
- Tsukemono (漬ç©): various pickled vegetables
- Umeboshi (æ¢Â
å¹²ãÂÂ): pickled plum
- Wasabi (å±±èµ, ãÂÂãÂÂã³): paste of wasabi root
- Yam (ãµãÂÂãÂÂã¤ã¢):
- Yuba (ãÂÂã°): Tofu skin
See also
References
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