nPostednJune 18, 2013
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nSushin101
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nDoesnsushi mean “raw meat”?
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nNo,nraw meat (usually seafood), served by itself, is called sashimi in Japanese dining.
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nSushinis a dish made with cooked, vinegared rice combined with otherningredients. These “other ingredients” are called neta,nand they often include raw fish or other seafood. But not always.
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Doesnsushi always come in round disks, surrounded by seaweed?n
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nNo,nsushi is presented in many different ways. The thing that all sushinhas in common is the cooked, vinegared rice that is combined withnsome sort of neta. n
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nIsnsushi native to Japan?
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No.nSoutheast Asians developed the original form of sushi. It soundsnreally disgusting to me: fish fermented by being wrapped in souring,nfermenting rice. The dish spread to southern China before reachingnJapan. n
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nHowever,nour modern, internationally known sushi, which involves vinegarednrice rather than soured, fermented rice, was developed in Japan by anman named Hanaya Yohei in the first half of the 1800s. He wasnbasically creating fast food—food that could be prepared rathernquickly and eaten with one’s hands.
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ArenWestern forms of sushi such as the California roll eaten in Japan?n
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nApparentlynnot. In the early 1980s, Norwegians began to use salmon in sushi, andnthat innovation spread to Japan, but most Western versions of sushinare not found there.
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nYouncan often tell a Western form of sushi from a Japanese form by thenname. A Seattle roll or Nigirizushi—which is the Western form? Hownabout Makizushi or Philadelphia roll?
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nWhatnkinds of ingredients are found with the rice in sushi?
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n Herenare some: (There are more!)
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Outernwrappings, ties, or pouches:
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n Friedntofu …… Seaweed (nori) …… Thin omelets
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n Soynpaper …… Cucumber …… Shiso leaves
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n Octopus …… Eel …… Squid
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Inside:
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n Greennbeans …… Carrots …… Cucumber
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n Lotusnroot …… Bamboo shoots …… Avocado
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n Scallion …… Cornnwith mayo …… Bean sprouts
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n Driedngourd shavings (um…yum?)
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nGobo (a vegetable known as burdock)
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n Lettuce …… Onion …… Mango
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n Sesamenseeds …… Chili pepper …… Shrimp powder
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n Spicynmayo …… Cream cheese …… Omelet
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n Fishnroe …… Tuna …… Salmon
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n Whitefish …… Oysters …… Seanurchin
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n Quailneggs …… Imitation crab …… Crab
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n Yellowtailntempura …… Prawn …… Snapper
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nReadynfor your exam?
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n Gonto a sushi restaurant and revel in the choices and flavors! Enjoy!
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nAlsonon this date:
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nAnniversary of the possible sighting of the creation of a lunar crater
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nBeatlenPaul McCartney’s birthday
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Anniversarynof the discovery of the “missing” neutrinosn
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nPlannahead:
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nChecknout my Pinterest pages on Junenholidays, historicalnanniversaries in June,nand Junenbirthdays.
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nAndnhere are my Pinterest pages on Julynholidays, historicalnanniversaries in July,nand Julynbirthdays.
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Doesnsushi always come in round disks, surrounded by seaweed?
