Sushi
Japanese cuisine
For a long time, sushi was considered exotic, and maybe a little scary. But now you can find it practically everywhere, even in the grocery store. But what are all the different kinds of sushi?
What is Sushi?
Sushi is a Japanese dish featuring specially prepared
rice and usually some type of
fish or
seafood , often raw, but sometimes
cooked.
And though you might automatically associate the word
sushi with raw fish, it's actually the rice that is the
most important ingredient. Indeed, the word "sushi" refers to the sour
flavor of the vinegared rice. Regardless of the toppings or fillings,
sushi always includes rice.
As a matter of fact, sushi rice is so important that sushi chefs in
Japan undergo years of training just to learn how to cook the rice
properly, before they ever begin to handle any fish or seafood.