Sushi, which came to Japan from the coastal areas of China around the third century AD, "sushi" actually means salted fish, written in ancient Japan as "鮨" (すし), and "鮨" refers to salted fish, and "sushi" (すし) is also the pronunciation of the word "鮨" in Japanese.
Originally a salted fish marinated in salt, sushi was later marinated with rice and eaten with rice, which is the predecessor of today's sushi cuisine. Although sushi first came from China, after more than a thousand years of development, it has become one of the representatives of Japanese culture!
Japanese sushi is also divided into many varieties, let's go down to see what varieties are there
# Roll sushi #
Spread a layer of nori (seaweed) on top of a small bamboo curtain, lay another layer of rice, put the ingredients in the middle, roll it up into a long roll, and then cut into small pieces.
# Too volume #
It is a kind of roll sushi with a relatively long diameter, and there are usually several ingredients. Commonly used ingredients are egg roast, shiitake mushrooms, dried scoops, cucumbers, and fish floss.
# Fine roll #
As the name suggests, it is a relatively delicate sushi that usually contains only one ingredient.
# Hand roll #
Rolling sushi into a cone (similar to an ice cream cone) is more difficult to carry with chopsticks, so it is usually eaten by hand.
# Inside the volume #
In turn, seaweed is wrapped in the most central ingredients, and then rice is wrapped. Sprinkle a layer of sesame seeds, fish roe or crab roe on the outermost layer.
# Warship roll #
The rice is wrapped in seaweed in an oval shape and the ingredients are placed on top. A lot of fish roe sushi is warship sushi.
# Oshizushi #
Also known as wooden sushi or one-night sushi, it is mainly popular in Kansai, Japan, and is supplemented by making sushi in long small wooden boxes (Oshi boxes). The maker first spreads the ingredients on the bottom floor of the box, then puts the rice on it, and then presses the lid of the box down hard. The resulting sushi becomes square and finally cuts into pieces.
# Hold sushi #
(Rising in Edo, Japan) Makers use their hands to hold the rice into pieces, coat it with a layer of wasabi (Japanese wasabi), and finally spread the ingredients. Depending on the type of ingredients, a piece of seaweed is sometimes used to tie the two together. In Japan, if left unspecified, the term "sushi" mostly refers to holding sushi.
# Spling Sushi #
It is slightly different from the sushi described earlier. Commonly found in the Kanto region, the ingredients are sprinkled on rice served in bowls.
# Inari sushi #
Rice is served with ingredients. Common ingredients are fried tofu skin, fried eggs, cabbage (broccoli), etc. In traditional Japanese cuisine, it is said that Japanese fox immortals (Inari) love this kind of sushi, and it seems that after eating it, it has the effect of restoring strength.
Knowing so many types of sushi, do you want to try it right away ~ don't worry, the way to eat sushi is also very special ~ Due to the shape of the sushi itself, there are many rules for how to send sushi to your mouth.
When taking sushi, you can't grasp it hard, you must take it lightly, so that the sushi will not fall apart. Serious sushi restaurants have soy sauce and ginger slices, and there are many rules about how to use both.
Soy sauce is not for you to dip, but to be brushed on sushi. Ginger slices are not eaten with sushi, its role is to "degreas" and avoid eating too much sushi caused by numbness in the palate.
The most important thing to eat sushi is to eat it in one bite, and there is no need to taste a bite of a small thing, and the sushi will fall apart, and the eating appearance is not good. Specialized sushi restaurants have a very unique tradition, that is, the "ten seconds principle". If you haven't started for more than ten seconds, then you don't have the right to enjoy the sushi.
There is also a rule for eating sushi, which everyone should have noticed in the TV series, and many Japanese dishes have a common rule: sushi should be tasted from light to heavy, and enjoy the feeling of gradual progression. It is to eat other sushi first, and sweet sushi is best eaten last.
After reading so many strategies, have the friends already begun to plan a sushi feast? Don't hesitate, hurry up and arrange it! Get this "roll up" delicacy!