Basic Sushi Terms old Flashcards by alexanderdelarosa1 alexanderdelarosa1

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bara zushi

“scattered sushi”: a sushi salad, made of sushi rice and other ingredients

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funamori

sushi rolls in which seaweed is wrapped around rice and another ingredient is poured in (e.g., gunkan maki)

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futomaki

“fat roll”: a type of thick maki zushi

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inari zushi

sushi rice stuffed into a sweet, fried tofu sleeve

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California roll

crab meat, smelt or flying fish roe, and avocado in a maki zushi

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Philidelphia roll

salmon, cream cheese, and vegetables or onion in a maki zushi

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nigiri zushi

“hand-packed sushi”: fish or other ingredients laid on top of sushi rice

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oshi zushi

“pressed sushi”: sushi rice and other ingredients pressed together in a wooden mold

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sashimi

fresh, sliced, raw fish

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sushi

a dish prepared with vinegared rice

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temaki

“hand roll”: sushi rice and ingredients rolled into a large seaweed cone

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aji

Spanish mackerel

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akagai

red clam

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tarako

roe of cod

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akami

red, lean tuna

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ama-ebi

sweet shrimp

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odori-ebi

“dancing shrimp”: baby shrimp dunked in sake and served live

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anago

salt-water eel

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awabi

abaolone

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ayu

sweetfish

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buri

adult yellowtail

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chikuwa

fish paste cooked in a bamboo-like shape

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chutoro

medium fatty tuna, from the belly

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ebi

shrimp

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# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? fugu

blowfish

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? hamachi

young yellowtail

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? hirame

flatfish, plaice

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? ika

squid

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? ikura

roe of salmon

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? iwana

char

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? iwashi

sardine

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? kamaboko

steamed fish paste

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? kani

crab

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? kanikama

imitation crab meat

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? karei

flatfish, plaice

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? katsuo

bonito fish

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? kurodai

black sea bream

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? maguro

tuna

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? masu

trout

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? nijimasu

rainbow trout

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? otoro

fattiest part of the tuna

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? saba

mackerel

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? sake

salmon

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? samma

(Pacific) saury

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? shirako

sperm sacks (usually of cod)

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? suzuki

sea bass

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? tai

bream

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? tako

octopus

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? tobiko

salted roe of flying fish

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? sazae

conch

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? toro

fatty tuna

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? negitoro

fatty tuna combined with negi onion

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? unagi

freshwater eel

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? una-don

freshwater eel, grilled and served over rice

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? uni

sea urchin

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? mentaiko

marinated roe of pollock

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? neta

the topping of nigiri zushi

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? shiromi

fish with white flesh

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? daikon

a large, white radish

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? edamame

pods of soybeans salted and served as an appetizer

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? gobo

burdock root

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? kampyo

dried gourd strips

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? kappa maki

cucumber maki zushi

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? kombu

kelp

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? konnyaku

"devil's tongue," gelatinous cake made from snake palm

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? nasu

eggplant

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? negi

Japanese onion

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? nori

the type of seaweed used in most sushi

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? oshinko

pickled vegetables

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? take-no-ko

bamboo shoots

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? takuan

pickled Japanese radish

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? tsukemono

pickled vegetables

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? umeboshi

salted and pickled Japanese plum

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? wakame

lobe-leaf seaweed used in miso soup

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? aji-no-moto

monosodium glutamate (MSG)

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? gari

pickled ginger served with sushi and used to cleanse the palate

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? goma

sesame seeds, sometimes applied to maki zushi

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? kuro-goma

black sesame seeds

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? shiro-goma

white sesame seeds

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? shiso

Japanese mint

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? wasabi

green Japanese horseradish, often applied between the sushi rice and nata in nigiri zushi

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? renkon

lotus root

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? sushi-meshi

vinegared rice used in sushi

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? basashi

horse sashimi (raw horse)

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? shoyu

soy sauce

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? amakuchi

sweet soy sauce, usually used for sashimi

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? su

rice vinegar

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? suimono

clear soup

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? sunomono

vinegared dishes

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? tamago

egg

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? tamago-yaki

fried egg, often used as a nata in nigiri zushi

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? torisashi

chicken sashimi (raw chicken)

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? usukuchi shoyu

lighter, saltier soy sauce found in Western Japan

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? hashi

chopsticks

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? hocho

knife

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? o-shibori

a hot, moist towel given to customers to wipe their hands

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? shamoji

ladle

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? itamae

"in front of the cutting board": chef

# What does the following sushi or sashimi term mean? omakase

"decide for me": the chef's special

# What is the sushi term for the following? "scattered sushi": a sushi salad, made of sushi rice and other ingredients

bara zushi

# What is the sushi term for the following? sushi rolls in which seaweed is wrapped around rice and another ingredient is poured in (e.g., gunkan maki)

funamori

# What is the sushi term for the following? "fat roll": a type of thick maki zushi

futomaki

# What is the sushi term for the following? sushi rice stuffed into a sweet, fried tofu sleeve

inari zushi

# What is the sushi term for the following? crab meat, smelt or flying fish roe, and avocado in a maki zushi

California roll

# What is the sushi term for the following? salmon, cream cheese, and vegetables or onion in a maki zushi

Philidelphia roll

# What is the sushi term for the following? "hand-packed sushi": fish or other ingredients laid on top of sushi rice

nigiri zushi

# What is the sushi term for the following? "pressed sushi": sushi rice and other ingredients pressed together in a wooden mold

oshi zushi

# What is the sushi term for the following? fresh, sliced, raw fish

sashimi

# What is the sushi term for the following? a dish prepared with vinegared rice

sushi

# What is the sushi term for the following? "hand roll": sushi rice and ingredients rolled into a large seaweed cone

temaki

# What is the sushi term for the following? Spanish mackerel

aji

# What is the sushi term for the following? red clam

akagai

# What is the sushi term for the following? roe of cod

tarako

# What is the sushi term for the following? red, lean tuna

akami

# What is the sushi term for the following? sweet shrimp

ama-ebi

# What is the sushi term for the following? "dancing shrimp": baby shrimp dunked in sake and served live

odori-ebi

# What is the sushi term for the following? salt-water eel

anago

# What is the sushi term for the following? abaolone

awabi

# What is the sushi term for the following? sweetfish

ayu

# What is the sushi term for the following? adult yellowtail

buri

# What is the sushi term for the following? fish paste cooked in a bamboo-like shape

chikuwa

# What is the sushi term for the following? medium fatty tuna, from the belly

chutoro

# What is the sushi term for the following? shrimp

ebi

# What is the sushi term for the following? blowfish

fugu

# What is the sushi term for the following? young yellowtail

hamachi

# What is the sushi term for the following? flatfish, plaice

hirame

# What is the sushi term for the following? squid

ika

# What is the sushi term for the following? roe of salmon

ikura

# What is the sushi term for the following? char

iwana

# What is the sushi term for the following? sardine

iwashi

# What is the sushi term for the following? steamed fish paste

kamaboko

# What is the sushi term for the following? crab

kani

# What is the sushi term for the following? imitation crab meat

kanikama

# What is the sushi term for the following? flatfish, plaice

karei

# What is the sushi term for the following? bonito fish

katsuo

# What is the sushi term for the following? black sea bream

kurodai

# What is the sushi term for the following? tuna

maguro

# What is the sushi term for the following? trout

masu

# What is the sushi term for the following? rainbow trout

nijimasu

# What is the sushi term for the following? fattiest part of the tuna

otoro

# What is the sushi term for the following? mackerel

saba

# What is the sushi term for the following? salmon

sake

# What is the sushi term for the following? (Pacific) saury

samma

# What is the sushi term for the following? sperm sacks (usually of cod)

shirako

# What is the sushi term for the following? sea bass

suzuki

# What is the sushi term for the following? bream

tai

# What is the sushi term for the following? octopus

tako

# What is the sushi term for the following? salted roe of flying fish

tobiko

# What is the sushi term for the following? conch

sazae

# What is the sushi term for the following? fatty tuna

toro

# What is the sushi term for the following? fatty tuna combined with negi onion

negitoro

# What is the sushi term for the following? freshwater eel

unagi

# What is the sushi term for the following? freshwater eel, grilled and served over rice

una-don

# What is the sushi term for the following? sea urchin

uni

# What is the sushi term for the following? marinated roe of pollock

mentaiko

# What is the sushi term for the following? the topping of nigiri zushi

neta

# What is the sushi term for the following? fish with white flesh

shiromi

# What is the sushi term for the following? a large, white radish

daikon

# What is the sushi term for the following? pods of soybeans salted and served as an appetizer

edamame

# What is the sushi term for the following? burdock root

gobo

# What is the sushi term for the following? dried gourd strips

kampyo

# What is the sushi term for the following? cucumber maki zushi

kappa maki

# What is the sushi term for the following? kelp

kombu

# What is the sushi term for the following? "devil's tongue," gelatinous cake made from snake palm

konnyaku

# What is the sushi term for the following? eggplant

nasu

# What is the sushi term for the following? Japanese onion

negi

# What is the sushi term for the following? the type of seaweed used in most sushi

nori

# What is the sushi term for the following? pickled vegetables

oshinko

# What is the sushi term for the following? bamboo shoots

take-no-ko

# What is the sushi term for the following? pickled Japanese radish

takuan

# What is the sushi term for the following? pickled vegetables

tsukemono

# What is the sushi term for the following? salted and pickled Japanese plum

umeboshi

# What is the sushi term for the following? lobe-leaf seaweed used in miso soup

wakame

# What is the sushi term for the following? monosodium glutamate (MSG)

aji-no-moto

# What is the sushi term for the following? pickled ginger served with sushi and used to cleanse the palate

gari

# What is the sushi term for the following? sesame seeds, sometimes applied to maki zushi

goma

# What is the sushi term for the following? black sesame seeds

kuro-goma

# What is the sushi term for the following? white sesame seeds

shiro-goma

# What is the sushi term for the following? Japanese mint

shiso

# What is the sushi term for the following? green Japanese horseradish, often applied between the sushi rice and nata in nigiri zushi

wasabi

# What is the sushi term for the following? lotus root

renkon

# What is the sushi term for the following? vinegared rice used in sushi

sushi-meshi

# What is the sushi term for the following? horse sashimi (raw horse)

basashi

# What is the sushi term for the following? soy sauce

shoyu

# What is the sushi term for the following? sweet soy sauce, usually used for sashimi

amakuchi

# What is the sushi term for the following? rice vinegar

# What is the sushi term for the following? clear soup

suimono

# What is the sushi term for the following? vinegared dishes

sunomono

# What is the sushi term for the following? egg

tamago

# What is the sushi term for the following? fried egg, often used as a nata in nigiri zushi

tamago-yaki

# What is the sushi term for the following? chicken sashimi (raw chicken)

torisashi

# What is the sushi term for the following? lighter, saltier soy sauce found in Western Japan

usukuchi shoyu

# What is the sushi term for the following? chopsticks

hashi

# What is the sushi term for the following? knife

hocho

# What is the sushi term for the following? a hot, moist towel given to customers to wipe their hands

o-shibori

# What is the sushi term for the following? ladle

shamoji

# What is the sushi term for the following? "in front of the cutting board": chef

itamae

# What is the sushi term for the following? "decide for me": the chef's special

omakase

# What is the sushi term for the following? bara zushi

"scattered sushi": a sushi salad, made of sushi rice and other ingredients

Basic Sushi Terms old Flashcards

One hundred terms to demystify sushi and sashimi. Understand the Japanese terms and start ordering tamago and maguro with confidence.