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What is Sushi?

If we technically speak, then sushi refers to fermented or vinegar-ed rice and if simply put, sushi is any food which contains vinegar-ed rice. Many people in the west think that it is a food containing raw fish. Well this perception is totally wrong. For sushi it is compulsory to have rice, whereas, containing raw fish is totally not mandatory. Sushi can be served with almost any kind of topping or no topping at all

Sushi (as already mentioned) consists of rice, which is served with a combination of some seafood, vegetables along with other ingredients, but still, you can find sushi which does not contain any kind of seafood at all. What you most probably have witnessed and is very common now a days, happens to be a traditionally inspired sushi, which is severed with various types of seafood, the seafood can be cooked or can be raw in the form of sushi grade fish, or perhaps a combination of two.

Types of Sushi

There are dozens of types of sushi catering, but here we are going to briefly discuss about the famous ones.

Nigiri

It is one of the most common forms of sushi that might come across. It features hand-pressed rice, which have some kind of seafood on the top. You may also find wasabi on it and the seafood can include spices throughout.

Oshizushi

This sushi is made by using some kind of a special tool known as oshiwaku. A mixture of ingredients (which can include about anything used in sushi rolls) and rice are placed and pressed together. The final product is then cut into pieces that can be square or rectangular.

Inarizushi

In this type, thin sliced pieces of tofu are first deep-fried and then converted in a pouch. The pouch is marinated in soy sauce, dashi and sugar. Further the pouch is filled with rice and vegetables. The final product is a perfect blend of sweet and sour.

Chirashizushi

Also known as scattered sushi, this sushi can be made by using a lot of ingredients. Usually, it includes fish, sushi rice along with other toppings like mushroom or cucumber. Including fish in it is not necessary and this sushi is the best way to make use of your leftover food.

Makizushi

It is probably the most famous type of sushi. It consists of rice, fish and a mixture of other ingredients which are the rolled up and then served.