| Sushi Bar Words and What They Mean
in English |
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| agari |
green tea |
| aji |
Spanish mackerel |
| akagai |
red clam |
| akami |
lean tuna cut from the back of the fish |
| anago |
saltwater eel |
| aoyagi |
yellow clam |
| awabi |
abalone |
| ayu |
sweetfish |
| biiru |
beer |
| buri |
adult yellowtail |
| chirashi sushi |
assorted raw fish and vegetables over rice |
| chutoro |
medium fatty tuna from the upper belly |
| daikon |
large long white radish |
| ebi |
shrimp |
| edamame |
soybeans served in the pod as an appetizer |
| fugu |
blowfish that can be deadly if not prepared properly |
| Futomaki |
A thick roll of sushi |
| Gari |
Pickled ginger |
| Gunkan maki |
boat shaped sushi withmade nori wrapped around a it |
| hamachi |
yellowtail |
| hamaguri |
clam |
| hashi |
chopsticks |
| hirame |
halibut |
| hokkigai |
surf clam |
| hotatagai |
scallop |
| ika |
squid |
| ikura |
salmon roe |
| kajiki |
swordfish |
| kani |
crabmeat |
| kanpachi |
young yellowtail |
| kappa |
cucumber when used in a roll |
| karei |
flounder |
| kazunoko |
herring roe |
| kimachi |
small fish from the yellowtail family |
| koi |
saltwater carp |
| kombu |
kelp, often dried |
| kuro goma |
black sesame seeds |
| kurodai |
snapper |
| maguro |
tuna |
| Maki zushi |
sushi roll with nori outside,seasoned rice inside |
| makisu |
bamboo mat for making sushi |
| masu |
trout |
| miso |
soybean paste |
| murasaki |
sushi bar term for soy sauce |
| negi |
Japanese onion |
| Nigiri |
pieces of fish on portions of seasoned rice |
| nigiri sushi |
pieces of raw fish over vinegared rice |
| nijimasu |
rainbow trout |
| nori |
purple laver seaweed pressed into thin sheets |
| ocha |
tea |
| oshibori |
heated moist towel |
| oshinko |
pickled vegetables, usually cucumber |
| otoro |
fattest tuna |
| ponzu |
sauce made with Japanese citron |
| saba |
mackerel |
| sake |
salmon or rice wine |
| sashimi |
sliced raw fish |
| seigo |
young sea bass |
| shiro goma |
white sesame seeds |
| shiro maguro |
albacore tuna |
| shiso |
Japanese mint |
| shoyu |
Japanese soy sauce |
| soy sauce |
salty sauce made from fermented soybeans |
| su |
rice vinegar |
| sushi |
anything made with vinegared rice |
| suzuki |
striped bass |
| tai |
porgy, snapper |
| tairagai |
razor shell clam |
| takenoko |
bamboo shoots |
| tako |
octopus |
| tamago |
sweet egg custard wrapped in dried seaweed or eggs |
| tekka |
tuna - especially in a roll |
| tekka-don |
pieces of raw tuna over rice |
| Temaki |
a cone-shaped hand roll that is not cut into pieces |
| tobiko |
flying fish roe |
| togarashi |
whole dried hot red peppers |
| tori |
chicken |
| torigai |
cockel clam |
| toro |
choice tuna belly |
| una-don |
grilled eel served on rice |
| unagi |
freshwater eel |
| unagi maki |
eel roll |
| uni |
sea urchin |
| usukuchi shoyu |
light Japanese soy sauce |
| wasabi |
Japanese horseradish |
| yakinori |
toasted seaweed |
