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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 vinegared/cooked fish
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

These pages on sushi might also be helpful:

• The beginner's guide to making Sushi

• Sushi and Sashimi Lessons