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Chirashi-zushi (ちらし寿司, scattered sushi) is a bowl of sushi rice topped with a variety of raw fish and vegetables/garnishes (also refers to barazushi) [1] [2] [3] Inari-zushi (稲荷寿司, fried tofu pouch ) is a type of sushi served in a seasoned and fried pouch made of tofu and filled with sushi rice.
Unagi (ウナギ) is the Japanese word for freshwater eel, particularly the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica (日本鰻, nihon unagi). [1] Unagi is a common ingredient in Japanese cooking, often as kabayaki .
1 serving (2 pieces), 540 kJ (129 kcal) [1] kcal Media: California roll California roll ( カリフォルニアロール / 加州巻き , Kariforunia rōru / Kashū maki ) or California maki is a uramaki (inside-out makizushi roll) containing imitation crab (or rarely real crab ), avocado , and cucumber .
A Japanese meal including tempura, sashimi, and miso soup The word washoku ( 和食 ) is now the common word for traditional Japanese cooking. The term kappō [ ja ] ( 割烹 , lit. "cutting and boiling (meats)") is synonymous with "cooking", but became a reference to mostly Japanese cooking, or restaurants, and was much used in the Meiji and ...
Unlike sashimi, which is almost always eaten with chopsticks, nigirizushi is traditionally eaten with the fingers, even in formal settings. [139] Although it is commonly served on a small platter with a side dish for dipping, sushi can also be served in a bento , a box with small compartments that hold the various dishes of the meal.
Eel kabayaki on rice Eel kabayaki shop. Ukiyoe by Katsukawa Shuntei, 1804–1810. Kabayaki (蒲焼) is a preparation of fish, especially unagi eel, [1] where the fish is split down the back [2] (or belly), gutted and boned, butterflied, cut into square fillets, skewered, and dipped in a sweet soy sauce-based marinade before being cooked on a grill or griddle.
The grilled eel and rice dish can be eaten three ways. Typically, the first serving is eaten as is, just the eel and rice; the second serving is eaten with toppings such as negi, wasabi, nori, and/or mitsuba; the third serving is eaten with dashi or green tea poured over the eel and rice, in addition to the other toppings, to make chazuke.
Japanese eel is also served as sushi, commonly called unagi sushi. Some notable types include unakyu, a type of sushi containing eel and cucumber, and rock and roll, a western-style sushi made with eel and avocado. The Japanese eel contains a protein toxin in its blood that can cause harm to any mammals that ingest it, including humans. [20]