Sushi

In Japanese cuisine, sushi (鮨 or 鮓 or, most commonly, 寿司) is a food made of vinegared rice combined with a topping or filling of fish, seafood, vegetables, or egg.

Related Topics:
Japanese cuisine - Vinegar - Rice - Fish - Seafood - Vegetable

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The topping may be raw, cooked, or marinated; and may be served scattered in a bowl of rice, rolled in nori, laid onto hand-formed clumps of rice, or stuffed in a small tofu pouch.

Related Topics:
Nori - Tofu

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In Japan the word sushi refers to a broad range of food prepared with sumeshi (??) or sushi meshi (???), which is vinegared rice. Outside Japan, sushi is often taken to mean raw fish. It is sometimes confused with sashimi, which is delicately sliced seafood served with only a dipping sauce.

Related Topics:
Japan - Vinegared rice - Sashimi

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