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SUSHI
GLOSSARY : words related to sushi with brief definitions
Sushi
a la carte
aji : horse
mackerel
akagai : ark
shell
ama-ebi : raw
shrimp
anago : conger
eel
aoyagi : round
clam
awabi : abalone
ayu : sweetfish
buri : adult
yellowtail
chutoro : marbled
tuna belly
ebi : boiled
shrimp
hamachi : young
yellowtail
hamaguri : clam
hamo : pike
conger; sea eel
hatahata : sandfish
hikari-mono : various
kinds of shiny fish, such as mackerel
himo : fringe
around an ark shell
hirame : flounder
hokkigai : surf
clam
hotategai : scallop
ika : squid
ikura : salmon
roe
inada : very
young yellowtail
kaibashira : eye
of scallop or shellfish valve muscles
kaiware : daikon-radish
sprouts
kajiki : swordfish
kani : crab
kanpachi : very
young yellowtail
karei : flatfish
katsuo : bonito
kazunoko : herring
roe
kohada : gizzard
shad
kuruma-ebi : prawn
maguro : tuna
makajiki : blue
marlin
masu : trout
meji
(maguro) : young
tuna
mekajiki : swordfish
mirugai : surf
clam
negi-toro : tuna
belly and chopped green onion
ni-ika : squid
simmered in a soy-flavored stock
nori-tama : sweetened
egg wrapped in dried seaweed
otoro : fatty
portion of tuna belly
saba : mackerel
sake : salmon
sawara : Spanish
mackerel
sayori : (springtime)
halfbeak
seigo : young
sea bass
shako : mantis
shrimp
shima-aji : another
variety of aji
shime-saba : mackerel
(marinated)
shiromi : seasonal
white meat fish
suzuki : sea
bass
tai : sea
bream
tairagai : razor-shell
clam
tako : octopus
tamago : sweet
egg custard wrapped in dried seaweed
torigai : cockle
toro : choice
tuna belly
tsubugai : Japanese
tsubugai shellfish
uni : sea
urchin roe
Maki-zushi
(sushi rolls)
maki-mono : vinegared
rice and fish (or other ingredients) rolled
in nori seaweed
tekka-maki : tuna-filled
maki-zushi
kappa-maki : cucumber-filled
maki-zushi
tekkappa-maki : selection
of both tuna and cucumber rolls
oshinko-maki : pickled-daikon
(radish) rolls
kaiware-maki : daikon-sprout
roll
umejiso-maki : Japanese
ume plum and perilla-leaf roll
negitoro-maki : scallion-and-tuna
roll
chUtoro-maki : marbled-tuna
roll
otoro-maki : fatty-tuna
roll
kanpyo-maki : pickled-gourd
rolls
futo-maki : a
fat roll filled with rice, sweetened cooked
egg, pickled gourd, and bits of vegetables
nori-maki : same
as kanpyo-maki; in Osaka, same as futo-maki
natto-maki : sticky,
strong-tasting fermented-soybean rolls
ana-kyu-maki : conger
eel-and-cucumber rolls
temaki : hand-rolled
cones made from dried seaweed
maguro-temaki : tuna
temaki
Other
sushi terms
nigiri(-zushi) : pieces
of raw fish over vinegared rice balls
edomae-zushi : same
as nigiri-zushi
chirashi(-zushi) : assorted
raw fish and vegetables over rice
tekka-don : pieces
of raw tuna over rice
sashimi : raw
fish (without rice)
chakin-zushi : vinegared
rice wrapped in a thin egg crepe
inari-zushi : vinegared
rice and vegetables wrapped in a bag of fried
tofu
oshi-zushi : Osaka-style
sushi: squares of pressed rice topped with
battera(-zushi) : oshi-zushi
topped with mackerel
tataki : pounded,
almost raw fish
odori-ebi : live
("dancing") shrimp
oshinko : Japanese
pickles
neta : sushi
topping
wasabi : Japanese
horseradish
gari : vinegared
ginger
shoyu : soy
sauce
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