THE WORLD OF SUSHI Flashcards
[ DEFINITION ]
Sushi is a traditional Japanese dish, consisting of a v____ rice called sushi-m____ or sushi-meshi combined with another ingredient called n___ which is usually raw fish or seafood.
- vinegar
- sushi - meshi
neta
[ DEFINITION ]
1. This form of culinary art is one of the em____ of Japanese cuisine in the world, while its consumption is only o_____ in Japan.
2. The most consumed types of sushi are ni_____, which consists of a hand-built ball of sushi-m____ covered with a slice of neta
3. Ma______ which are rolls of nori containing sushi-meshi and other ingredients
4. Chirashizushi made up of sushi-meshi covered with various ac_______
- emblems ( biểu tượng )
occasional - nigirizushi
sushi-meshi - Makizushi
- accompaniments
[ DEFINITION ]
1. It is very often prepared with seafood, such as sq___, e__, yellowtail ( cá cam Nhật), sa____, tuna or imitation c___ meat.
2. It is often served with pickled ginger (g__), wasabi, and s__ sauce.
3. D____ radish or pickled daikon (takuan) are popular gar_____ for the dish.
4. Sushi should not be confused with sashimi, a Japanese dish made from s____ of raw fish.
- squid
eel
salmon
crab - gari
soy sauce - Daikon radish ( củ cải trắng )
garnishes - slices
[ THE ORIGIN OF SUSHI]
1. Sushi is said to have originated in China between the ___th and the ___rd centuries BC, as a means of preserving fish in s____.
2. N____, the original form of sushi, has been made in South E____ Asia for centuries, and nowadays, there are still traces of it in some parts.
- 5th and 3rd
salt - Narezushi
East
[ THE ORIGIN OF SUSHI ]
1. Narezushi appeared in Japan in the __th century, and still survives today in the form of foods such as c___ sushi.
2. Narezushi was primarily a means of food pr______, and each Japanese region developed its own ve____.
3. In those days sushi was eaten during f___ days and fes_____, and was also an in____ part of the celebration.
- 8th
carp sushi - preservation
version - feast
festivals
integral
[ THE ORIGIN OF SUSHI ]
Generally speaking, narezushi was made of r___ and f___ pickled together, mixed with rice v_____ and sake, laid under a large stone to prevent d____ and left to ferment.
However, the rice was used primarily to encourage f_____, and was discarded ( bị thải ra) so that only the fish was eaten.
rice
fish
vinegar
decay
fermentation
[ THE ORIGIN OF SUSHI ]
Over the following centuries, the dish slowly began to change.
The Japanese began eating ___ meals a day, boiling their r___, and using rice v______ to help ferment the rice more quickly.
The smell of the preserved fish was still s____ but a faster fermentation process helped reduce the time it took to create the Japanese sushi dish
3
rice
vinegar
strong
[ THE ORIGIN OF SUSHI]
By the m____ of the 18th century, sushi spread to Edo, where three famous sushi restaurants :
1. Matsuno-zushi
2. Kenuki-zushi
3. Yohei-zushi
were opened.
Many more followed where one writer in 1___2 said that for every ___ ×____ meter square block (cho) in Edo, there were 1-2 sushi restaurants.
However, sushi was not the same as modern day sushi, It was often cooked due to a lack of r_______ and served in larger p_____.
middle
1852
100x100
refrigeration
piecies
[ THE ORIGIN OF SUSHI ]
The Chef H_____ Y___ changed the world of sushi completely. Instead of just throwing out the rice, it could be t____ with a bit of vinegar, and a small s_____ of fish could be placed on top, making a fl_____, bite-sized treat that was delicious, portable, and af_____ for the masses.
Thus, nigiri was born and the history of todays sushi began in Japan.
- Hanaya Yohei
- tossed ( tung hất)
3.sliver ( miếng, mảnh vụn) - flavorful
- affordable
[ THE ORIGIN OF SUSHI ]
Sushi had been introduced to the W___ by the early 1___s, following Japanese im______ after the Meiji Restoration ( cải cách Minh Trị) .
However, it was not popular among anyone except the u____-class, and as Japanese immigration declined in the late 1900s, it became much less common.
West
1900s
Immigration
Upper - class
[ THE ORIGIN OF SUSHI ]
Sushi became more popular again in the U____ St____ a few years after the conclusion of World War ___, when Japan once again became open for in_____ trade, tourism, and bu_____.
In the 19___s, this trend began to take hold in America in earnest ( đứng đắn, nghiêm chỉnh) , and m____-class Americans began trying sushi for themselves.
- United States
- II
- international
- business
- 1960s
- middle - class
[ TYPES OF SUSHI ] CHIRASHIZUSHI
1. Chirashizushi (scattered sushi or b____zushi) serves the rice in a b___ and tops it with a variety of r___ fish and vegetable ga_____.
2. It is commonly eaten because it is fi_____, fast and easy to make.
3. It is eaten annually on Hinamatsuri in M___ and Kodomonohi in M___.
- Barazushi
bowl
raw
garnishes - filling
- march
may
[ TYPES OF SUSHI ] INARIZUSHI
1. Inarizushi is a pouch of fried t___ typically filled with sushi rice alone.
2. Regional variations include pouches made of a thin om_____ instead of tofu.
3. It should not be confused with i____ maki, which is a roll filled with flavored fried tofu.
- tofu
- omelette
- inari
[TYPES OF SUSHI ] MAKIZUSHI
1. Makizushi (rolled sushi), n____maki or makim____ is a cylindrical ( hình trụ) piece formed with the help of a b____ mat known as a makisu.
2. Makizushi is generally wrapped in n____ (seaweed), but is occasionally wrapped in a thin o_____, soy p_____, cucumber, or shiso (perilla) leaves.
3. Makizushi is usually cut into s__ or e___ pieces.
- norimaki
makimono
bamboo - nori
omelette
paper - six or
[ TYPES OF SUSHI ] NAREZUSHI
1. Narezushi (matured sushi) is a tr______ form of fermented sushi.
2. Skinned and gutted( ruột) fish are st____ with salt, placed in a w_____ barrel, doused with salt again, then weighed d____ with a heavy tsukemonoishi.
3. As the days’ pass, water s____ out and is removed. After s___ months, this sushi can be eaten, remaining edible for another s___ months or more.
1.
