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Sushi has gained a lot of popularity since the past two decades. By now, you probably thought that it is some new dish that is making a wild entry in the west. If so, you’re totally wrong.

History of sushi goes way back to 2nd century, and people in Asia have been eating it since then. But Sushi was not introduced to America until the early 20th century and this is the reason many people in the west are not much familiar with this food.

If you are one of those who have heard about sushi and are intrigued to learn more about this dish, then you have stumbled upon the right article.

What is Sushi?

If we technically speak, then sushi refers to fermented or vinegar-ed rice and if simply put, sushi is any food which contains vinegar-ed rice. Many people in the west think that it is a food containing raw fish. Well this perception is totally wrong. For sushi it is compulsory to have rice, whereas, containing raw fish is totally not mandatory. Sushi can be served with almost any kind of topping or no topping at all

Sushi (as already mentioned) consists of rice, which is served with a combination of some seafood, vegetables along with other ingredients, but still, you can find sushi which does not contain any kind of seafood at all. What you most probably have witnessed and is very common now a days, happens to be a traditionally inspired sushi, which is severed with various types of seafood, the seafood can be cooked or can be raw in the form of sushi grade fish, or perhaps a combination of two.

Types of Sushi

There are dozens of types of sushi catering, but here we are going to briefly discuss about the famous ones.

Nigiri

It is one of the most common forms of sushi that might come across. It features hand-pressed rice, which have some kind of seafood on the top. You may also find wasabi on it and the seafood can include spices throughout.

Oshizushi

This sushi is made by using some kind of a special tool known as oshiwaku. A mixture of ingredients (which can include about anything used in sushi rolls) and rice are placed and pressed together. The final product is then cut into pieces that can be square or rectangular.

Inarizushi

In this type, thin sliced pieces of tofu are first deep-fried and then converted in a pouch. The pouch is marinated in soy sauce, dashi and sugar. Further the pouch is filled with rice and vegetables. The final product is a perfect blend of sweet and sour.