Sushi ~ cold boiled rice moistened with rice vinegar, usually shaped into bite-size pieces and topped with raw seafood (nigiri-zushi) or formed into a long seaweed-wrapped roll, often around strips of vegetable or raw fish and sliced into bite-size pieces (maki-zushi).
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Sushi is a Japanese viand consisting of cooked vinegared rice (shari) combined with other ingredients (neta). Neta and forms of sushi presentation vary, but the ingredient which all sushi have in common is shari. The most common neta is seafood. Raw meat sliced and served by itself is sashimi. (Wikipedia)
Dictionary.com
Sushi is a Japanese viand consisting of cooked vinegared rice (shari) combined with other ingredients (neta). Neta and forms of sushi presentation vary, but the ingredient which all sushi have in common is shari. The most common neta is seafood. Raw meat sliced and served by itself is sashimi. (Wikipedia)
A few things you need to make Sushi
In order to make sushi at home, you will need a few items for the preparation. If you live in a large enough city, you may be lucky enough to find some of these items at the local grocery store. For the more difficult to find items, you may need to go to a store specializing in Asian foods.
A basic list is as follows:
A bamboo rolling mat (Makisu)
Cutting board
A sharp knife
A wooden spoon or spatula
A large wooden or glass bowl
Medium grain rice
Rice vinegar
Sugar
Nori Seaweed or soybean paper (for rolls)
Wasabi (Japanese horseradish mustard)
Gari (pickled, thinly sliced ginger)
Fish, seafood, and /or vegetables as desired, depending upon what type of sushi you plan to make
Soy sauce
Some of these items are optional, depending upon what kind of sushi you would like to make. For instance, you would not need nori seaweed or a rolling mat if you are making nigiri, which is a hand sculptured ball of sushi rice topped with a small slice of fish or other toppings.
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