As some may know there are a lot of different types and style of Sushi. Heres a list of them I will share with you, these are Sushi style that most people have heard of. In Japan each prefecture have their own style of making Sushi, I’m still researching this information and be added in a different post. I also have written recipes on some of the Sushi recipes I have listed, so if you would like to try them your self. I have easy to follow step on each Sushi recipe.
- Nigiri zushi (握り寿司): Is a sushi formed from the palms of ones hand, which the rice is gently squeezed to make an oval shape. Wrap with thin strip of nori(seaweed) and topped with many different type of seafood. Most commonly known salmon, different parts of maguro(tuna), tako (octopus), unagi (freshwater eel), anago (sea eel), ika (squid), and tamago (sweet egg). Just to name a few, but the list goes on.
- Maki zushi (巻寿司): Is a sushi rolled and wrapped with a thin layer of nori. The sushi is rolled with a bamboo mat which we call “Makisu”. Inside of the rolled sushi has many different types of combination. Some example are “Kappamaki” (Fresh cucumber filling), “Futomaki” (Variety of many different ingredients), and “Tekkamaki” (Fresh raw tuna filling), just to name a few.
- Temaki zushi (手巻き寿司): Is a hand rolled in to a cone like sushi wrapped around with a thin layer of nori. The tamakizushi has many different kinds of combination for its style also. There are all kinds of seafood, vegetables, and meats. (I have heard people trying pork, steak, and even chicken being used as fillings). It all depends on your taste buds and what you prefer to try.
- Inari zushi (稲荷寿司): Is one of the easies sushi to make, the rice is stuffed into a aburage (deep fried tofu bag). Most people like to mix their rice by adding vegetables like carrots, Japanese mushrooms. Just to add a little bit of a different flavor.
- Bara-zushi (ばら寿司) or Charashi zushi(ちらし寿司): Is a sushi, where you add seafood, vegetables, and Japanese mushroom to fresh made rice in bowl or bamboo style bowl and its spread on top of the rice. This is also served in smaller bowl which we call bonburi(rice in a bowl) to make it easier to eat. We usually make this on Special Holidays or Special Event.
- Oshi zushi (押し寿司): Is a little different from the others, this is a pressed sushi. For this we use a wooden block like mold. We usually add different types of seafood to make this, I like to add salmon to mines. You add the ingredient that you are going to use first, add the rice on top of that and with the wooden block mold you would gently press down. Once done, you will get a perfectly rectangle shape sushi. Just in rectangle bite size and serve.
So, there are the main types of sushi that we have here in Japan. There many many more, but will fall under one of the main topics that I have mention above. I be going over each sushi topic in more details with the recipes, in the weeks to come. I hope that this information was usefully, I also have linked on the “How tos” for some of the Sushi listed. Sorry, I just realized that I didn’t have a recipe for Oshizushi which is one of my families favorites. I will have that up this weekend for you. If you have any question on my list please feel free to leave me a comment and I will get right back to you soon.
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Didn’t know that exist so many kinds of sushi. I’ve tasted only one! Shame on me.
Love Japanese kitchen and particular sushi. Thank you for your recipes and wait for more.
Maybe you know real Japanese restaurants in US? If yes, write about it please. I travel much and think can go to, at least, one of them.
One interesting fact: Japanese food is rated as one of the top culinary food choices in the United States! What do you think about it?
I’ve heard that any combination of fish and vegetables can be named sushi. Naoko, how do you think is it right or not?
I’ve tried three of these and definitely will another two at least, I heard that there are much more types!
Amazing fact: I was cooking one type of zushi for a long type that I consider I have “invented” by myself. But unfortunately it turned to be something like Nigiri zushi.
I’m not so big fun of sushi, and have tasted only two types of that you listed, but think of trying the others!
The Japanese kitchen is interested for me, because I think it’s the most “health” food in the world. Thank you very much.
I love your recipes of Japanese kitchen and thank you for the explanation of types of sushi. Wait for every your new recipe.
Thanks for this, haven’t tried 2 types of these that you listed. Think will do it as soon as possible.
Just want to say that in my favorite restaurant in they offer sashimi, tuna rolls, dragon rolls, but my favorite is the California and the salmon rolls. I love the avocado in the California roll and the mix of salmon with cream cheese in the salmon roll is incredible.
I didn’t know that there are so many types of sushi. I’m interested if there tastes really differs.
I only knew how to make inari zushi before. I’ll try to make a different type of sushi tonight and compare the taste.
When i was reading about these sushi types, I became unimaginably hungry. I believe they are very tasty.
I haven’t tried the oshi zushi. I think the taste is going to be different, but still great!
I heard that if sushi is not going to cooked well, it may poison you! Is that true?
I’ll try to start making sushi, beginning with the Inari one, cause it is said that’s the easiest one to cook.
Maki Zushi is definitely worth a try. My brother knows how to cook them and they are very tasty.
Never tried sushi in my life, but I will definitely do it soon.
So many sushi types, it looks like sushi paradise=))
Thank you for your awesome recipes Naoki. Good Job!
It would be interesting for me to know how do you translate the titles of those sushi.
My opinion is that Oshi Zushi is the best sushi you can ever try in your life. You will never forget its perfect taste.
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Naoko, do you know how to prepare all of these types of Sushi?
It looks like inari zushi is some sort of sushi fast food.
Most people like to mix their rice by adding vegetables like carrots, Japanese mushrooms. Just to add a little bit of a different flavor.
My girlfriend makes sushi for me. I like it very much, but I don’t know which one of the type is it.
Which one of them, do you like the most, Naoko?