| There are several different kinds of food that fall | | | | the Boston roll, but the shrimp is diced instead of |
| under the all-encompassing category of what we | | | | whole. The spicy sauce is required now, and the |
| as Americans refer to as 'sushi'. The most | | | | avacado is replaced with sliced scallions. The spicy |
| commonly known variety, that of makizushi is a | | | | shrimp roll is usually made as an outside thick roll, |
| long roll consisting of rice, nori and fillings that has | | | | but can also be rolled as a hand roll or a ship roll. |
| been cut into 6-8 pieces. Nigiri usually consists of | | | | It is on occasion topped with thinly sliced myoga. |
| just a piece of raw fish over a chunk of rice. | | | | Tuna roll is one of the simplest kinds of maki sushi |
| Sashimi is just a piece of raw fish. | | | | to prepare. In Japanese, it is referred to as |
| Makizushi is normally divided in two varieties. | | | | tekkimaki. It only consists of sushi rice, nori, and |
| Futomaki, or 'fat sushi' consists of a layer of nori | | | | sashimi-grade tuna (raw tuna). The tuna roll is |
| on the outside, then sticky rice, then at least two | | | | traditionally rolled up outside thick or thin, |
| different fillings in the middle. Hosomaki, or 'thin | | | | depending on preference. |
| maki' usually is consisted of just one ingredient in | | | | Dynamite rolls are a different take on a traditional |
| the middle, usually a piece of raw fish, although | | | | tuna roll. In sushi fusion, dynamite refers to |
| vegetables and fruits may be used. If the nori is | | | | something spicy. Dynamite rolls are tuna rolls with |
| rolled up inside the roll instead of showing on the | | | | spicy mayonnaise drizzled over them. The |
| outside, it is called uramaki, or inside-out maki. This | | | | mayonnaise is then burned with a chef's torch. |
| was first done because Americans did not like | | | | The spicy tuna roll is a little less basic than the |
| seeing the green nori on the outside of the roll. | | | | regular tuna roll. It is made with tuna trimmings |
| Some of the most common varieties of maki rolls | | | | prepared into spicy tuna mix instead of slices of |
| have sprung up especially to appeal and satisfy | | | | tuna. Spicy tuna is made with tuna trimmings, |
| Western palates and cuisine. These are not | | | | scallions, chili oil, and some Japanese mayonnaise. |
| technically considered to be authentic Japanese | | | | The chopped tuna may also have cream added |
| sushi, but they are very popular and can be very | | | | to it to make the consistency silkier. It is then |
| tasty. | | | | combined with cucumber bits to make a traditional |
| The most common and 'westernized' recipe for | | | | spicy tuna roll. It is usually rolled as an outside |
| maki rolls is the California roll. The California roll is | | | | thick roll. |
| usually made inside out and holds imitation crab, | | | | The Tijuana roll is served as an outside thin roll. It |
| cucumber and avocado. The outside of the roll is | | | | consists of thinly sliced yellow tail tuna and sliced |
| sometimes covered with tobiko, or flying fish roe. | | | | jalapeno peppers. It doesn't need any wasabi |
| The California roll is popular because it is seen as a | | | | because the jalapeno is already spicy. |
| 'no-risk' sushi, because it doesn't have any raw | | | | The spider roll is an especially weird looking sushi |
| fish. It came about from a Japanese sushi chef in | | | | roll made with tempura-fried soft-shell crab rolled |
| Los Angeles in the 1970s who realized that the | | | | by itself. It is usually rolled as an outside thick roll |
| oily texture of avacodo was a perfect stand-in | | | | with the legs sticking out. |
| for raw tuna, which the original recipe called for. | | | | The Michigan roll is a variation of the traditional |
| The California Roll is credited with spreading sushi's | | | | spicy tuna roll that has smelt roe spicy sauce and |
| popularity in the United States. | | | | avocado to balance the spiciness of the tuna. It is |
| A common variant of the California roll is the | | | | usually rolled as an outside thick roll. |
| Boston roll. In the Boston roll, the imitation crab | | | | Aside from maki rolls, another common kind of |
| meat is replaced with poached shrimp. The | | | | sushi is nigiri sushi. Nigiri sushi doesn't always have |
| cucumber, avocado, rice and nori remain the | | | | nori, like the maki rolls do, and usually just consists |
| same. Often, spicy sauce is added to a Boston | | | | of a piece of raw fish over a ball of sushi rice. |
| roll, either in the roll on on the top. | | | | Different sauces or seasonings may be used, but |
| A spicy shrimp roll is another variation on | | | | it is essentially just some kind of raw fish and |
| traditional sushi certain to appeal more to | | | | sushi rice. |
| Westernized palates. It uses poached shrimp, like | | | | |