A large cone-shaped piece of seaweed on the outside, with the ingredients spilling out the wide end.
Filleted prawn over rice with wasabi underneath. Tail is kept on but not eaten.
This type of sushi is called Nigiri, and is always served in pairs to represent peace.
Eel, rice, seaweed strip, usually garnished with sesame seeds.
It is traditionally eaten on the hottest days of the year to provide strength and stamina for the rest of the year.
Sweet Omelette over rice with a seaweed strip.
They say you can judge the skill of a sushi chef by the way they make Tamago!
Raw Yellowfin over rice and wasabi. They are also eaten cooked and are a seasonal favourite in the colder months when the meat must have higher fat content.
Sliced octopus over a rice, with wasabi underneath and a strip of seaweed. Quite sweet in flavour, sometimes chewy.
Also called "Hokkyokugai" sliced and pressed on rice and wrapped in seaweed.
I would have to say this is similar to Tako but a lot more tender and more melt in your mouth.
Mackerel is Saba in Japanese, and is an extremely flavoured fish. Mackerel must be put on ice within 6 hours of being caught otherwise the flavour is lost.
Small cups of rice and seaweed, filled with Salmon Roe (salmon eggs)
Ikura is a word borrowed from Russia "Ikra" meaning Caviar. Ikura is the 2nd most popular sushi eaten in Japan.
Filleted Tuna pressed over rice and wasabi. Usually the more expensive type of nigiri, it is perhaps the best know and the most commonly eaten fish in all of sushi dining.
Filleted Salmon pressed and turned over rice and wasabi.
Turning and pressing the fish is called Tegaeshi 手返, it ensures that the fish is evenly over the rice.
Thick Roll sushi have many ingredients, each piece being very large. There are very many variations of this sushi, this one being a vegetarian version.
Not well known in Japan, a California Roll is Uramaki: an insideout roll.
Inside is crab, cucumber and avocado, with ikura on the outside.
Thin Roll sushi with very little rice. Usually served in 6 pieces, they can be filled with:
Salmon (Sakemaki - サーモンロール)
Cucumber (Kappamaki - 河童巻き) Tuna (Tekkamaki - 鉄火巻き)
Pickled Radish (Takuan - たくあん巻)
Sources: Wiki, Sushi FAQ.com, Sushi Now.com, Sushi Links.com, Video Jug.com.
