Sushi and sashimi explained

Confused about the difference between sushi and sashimi?

Nigiri sushi is a hand-formed combination of vinegared rice overlayed with a slice of raw fish, glazed eel, pickled or fresh vegetables, or strip of omelette.

Maki sushi is nigiri sushi rolled inside a wrap of nori - a dried and compressed sheet of seaweed.

Sashimi is sliced raw fish on its own.

Maguro is Japanese for the common, dark coral red tuna. Chu-toro is richer in fattiness and lighter in color. Toro is the most fatty tuna, often marbled or striped with fat. It is pale pink and the most highly-prized and expensive.

Ikura is tiny orange beads of a salmon roe. 

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