Learn Sushi Terms

For sushi lovers, you should know some terms regarding your favourite dish...Personally, i love to eat Sushi coz they are simply delicious.

Sushi Terms

akagai - ark shell
ama ebi - raw shrimp
anago - sea eel
awabi - abalone
bakagai - round clam
buri - adult yellowtail
chutoro - in between fatty and lean tuna
daikon - giant white radish
ebi - cooked shrimp
fugu - blowfish
hamachi - young yellowtail
hamaguri - clam
hirame - fluke
hotategai - scallop
ika - squid
ikura - red salmon
roe kaibashira - sweet center of small scallop
kaiware - sprouts of vegetables such as mustard greens or daikon
kani - crab
kanpyou - seasoned gourd
karei - flatfish
katsuo - bonito fish
kazunoko - herring roe
kohada - gizzard shad
kuruma ebi - prawn
kyuuri - cucumber
maguro - tuna
mekajiki - swordfish
mirugai - horse clam
natto - fermented soy beans
nori - sheets of dried seaweed
oshinko - Japanese pickles
ponzu - citrus vinegar
saba - mackerel
shake - salmon
shako - mantis shrimp
suzuki - sea bass
tai - sea bream
tako - octopus
toro - fatty tuna
torigai - cockle
uni - sea urchin roe
unagi - eel
wasabi - horseradish
yaki tamago - Japanese omelet