6 Kinds Of Sushi You Should Know About

By Ujjainee Roy

October 22nd, 2023

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Do you really know your Sashimi from your Maki rolls? Here's a basic guide on the 6 main types of sushi.

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Sashimi

The thinly-sliced raw fish is not served with rice unlike sushi and is often called the 'purest way of consuming seafood'

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Nigiri

Nigiris are flat rolls where rice is pressed into a bite-sized mound. It contains one piece of fish delicately placed on top and is dipped in soy sauce before eating

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Maki

The popular sushi roll consists of fish, vegetables, rice and is rolled up in seaweed or nori sheet to help contain both the rice and the sushi filling at the centre.

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Temaki

Temaki is hand roll sushi made from vinegared rice and raw fish and ends up looking like stuffed seaweed cones

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Chirashi

Chirashi is a scattered sushi. It is seasoned sushi rice topped with ingredients such as raw fish, omelettes, and nori.

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