SUSHI
THE DISH SPREAD FROM CHINA TO JAPAN IN THE
HISTORY OFSUSHI 8TH CENTURY.
OVER THE CENTURIES DISH SLOWLYBEGAN TO
SUSHI TRACES ITS ORIGINS BACK MILLENNIA TO CHANGE. JAPANESE STARTED EATING THREE
THE RICE FIELDS OFASIA MORE SPECIFIC CHINA. MEALS ADAY, BOILING THEIR RICE AND USING
RICE VINEGAR.
YES SUSHI WAS NOTCREATED IN JAPAN.
BY THE MIDDLE OF18TH CENTURYSISHI CAME
SUSHI TRACES ITS ORIGINS BACK TOACHINESE
TO EDO WHERETHREE FAMOUS SUSHI
DISH CALLED NAREZUSHI.
RESTAURANTS-MATSUNOZUSHI, KENUKIZUSHI
THIS DISH CONSISTED OF FERMENTED RICE AND AND YOHEIZUHI WERE OPENED. THOUSAND OF
SALTED FISH. THEM FOLLOWED BYTHE END OFCENTURY.
HE FOUND OUTTHAT,INSTEAD OF JUST
THROWING OUTTHE RICE, IT COULD BE TOSSED
WITH ABIT OF VINEGAR,ANDASMALLPIECE OF
FISH COULD BE PLACED ON TOP, MAKING A
FLAVOURFUL,BITE SIZED TREATTHATWAS
DELICIOUS, PORTABLEANDAFFORDABLE FOR
SUSHI STILLWAS NOTTHE SUSHI AS WE KNOW THE MASSES.
IT TODAY. FISH WAS COOKED DUE TOLACK OF
REFRIGERATIONAND SERVED LARGE PIECES. THUS, NIGIRI WAS BORN- AND THE HISTORYOF
SUSHI AS WE KNOWIT IN THE WEST BEGAN IN
SUSHI AS WE KNOWIT TODAYWAS CHANGED BY JAPAN. SHORTLYTHEREAFTER,THIS DISH
THE CHEF HANAYAYOHEI. WOULD STARTTO SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE
WORLD.
SUSHI WAS INTRODUCED TOTHE WEST IN THE
EARLY1900S.
THEREARE MANYTYPES OFSUSHIAND HERE
THE FIVE EXAMPLES:
SASHIMI
NIGIRI
MAKI
URAMAKI
TEMAKI
TO GETTHE PERFECTSUSHI WE NEED GOOD
QUALITY RICE. TO MAKE SUSHI RICE WE USE
WOODEN TUB CALLED HANGIRI.
POUR THE HOTRICE INSIDE AND ADD RICE
VINEGAR, SUGAR AND MIRIN AND THENTOSS IN
THETUB.
THETUB WILLACTUALLYPICK UPALLTHE
MOISTUREFROM RICE.
TOSSING AND MIXING WITH VINEGAR, SUGAR
AND MIRIN WILLGIVE IT THE NICE GLOWAND
SILKY TEXTURE.
SEVERAL MORE NECESSARYTHINGS TO HAVE
PERFECT SUSHI AREPICKLED GINGER AND
WASABI.
PICKLED GINGER WILLHELP TO CLEAN YOUR
PALATE,AND FELLALLTHE DIFFERENTFLAVORS.
THEREARETWOTYPES OF WASABI:
PASTE THATIS SPICYAND PUNGENT
FRESH IS SHARP AND GIVES THEINSTANT HEAT,
THATWILLHELP YOU TO FEELTHETASTE OF
SUSHI MUCH BETTER
FLAVORS AND
TE TURES OF
FISHES
SALMON-SAKE
SALMON FLESH IS GENERALLY ORANGE COLOR
WITH SOME WHITE STRIPES
IT HAS ARICH BUTTERY FLAVOR
TENDER TEXTURE
TUNA-MAGURO
AKAMI-RED IN COLOR
FIRM IN TEXTURE
UMAMI AND IRON TASTE
CHU TORO-RED PINKISH IN COLOR
MEATYAND FATYIN TEXTURE
OTORO-PINK IN THE COLOR
MELTS IN YOUR MOUTH
SLIGHTLYSWEETIN TASTE
YELLOWTAIL-HAMACHI
PINK TO WHITE FLESH WITH AN DARK RED
MUSCLELINE ON TOP
HAS ARICH TANGYFLAVOR
OILYAND CREAMYIN THETEXTURE
SEA BASS-SUZUKI
WHITE IN COLOR WITH ABIT OF PINK ON THE
TOP
FIRM AND ELEGANTIN TEXTURE
MILDLY SWEETFLAVOR
SCALLOPS-HOTATE
WHITE IN COLOR
CREAMYAND BUTTERYIN TEXTURE
SWEETAND FRESH TASTE
SWEET SHRIMP-AMAEBI
WHITE-PINK IN COLOR
FIRM AND ELEGANTIN TEXTURE
AS THE NAME IMPLIES SWEETAND DELICIOUS
SHRIMP-EBI
WHITE WITH RED IN COLOR
FIRM AND ELEGANT IN TEXTURE
SWEETIN FLAVOR
OCTOPUS-TAKO
WHITE WITH PINK-PURPLE TOP
FIRM-MEATYIN TEXTURE
KING CRAB-TARABA
SNOWYWHITE WITH STREAKS OF RED
TENDER AND SMOOTH TEXTURE
DELICATE, RICH AND SWEETMILD FLAVOR
FRESHWATER EEL-UNAGI
PINK-WHITE INSIDE, BROWN OUTSIDE
CRISP ON THE OUTSIDE YETTENDER INSIDE
SUBTLE YETSWEET FLAVOR
MAKI ROLL’S
SHRIMP ROLL
SHRIMP
ASPARAGUS
SPICYMAYO
SESAME
ALLERGIES: GLUTEN, SHELLFISH,
SEAFOOD, EGG,SESAME, GARLIC,
CHILI
SOFT SHELL CRAB ROLL
CRAB/AVOCADO
MASAGO/CHIVES
DAIKON/SESAME
TEMPURA BATTER
WASABI MAYO/UNAGI SAUCE
ALLERGIES: SHELLFISH,
AVOCADO, ALIUM, SESAME, EGG,
GLUTEN, SUGAR, RADISH
CRAZY CALIFORNIA
CRAB
AVOCADO
TANUKI
SPRING
ONION
WASABI MAYO
ALLERGIES: SHELLFISH, ONION,
AVOCADO, EGG, GLUTEN
SCALLOPS KADAIFI
SCALLOPS
ASPARAGUS
KADAIFI
SPICYMAYO
ALLERGIES: SHELLFISH, EGG,
GLUTEN, GALIC, SPICY
CRISPY SPICY HIJIKI SALMON
SALMON
CUCUMBER
SHICHIMI
HIJIKI
TEMPURA FLAKES
ROCOTO
ALLERGIES: SEAFOOD, GLUTEN,
SPICY, SESAME, EGG, GARLIC
SALMON VOLCANO
SALMON/AVOCADO
SESAME/SHICHIMI
TANUKI/IKURA
SPRING ONION
ALLERGIES: SEAFOOD,AVOCADO,
SESAME, SPICY, GLUTEN, ONION, EGG
CRISPY SHRIMP CHU TORO
SHRIMPS
TUNA-CHUTORO
TEMPURA FLAKES
WASABI MAYO
YUZU TRUFFLE DRESSING
ALLERGIES: SEAFOOD, SHELLFISH,
CHILLI,GARLIC, GLUTEN,TRUFFLE,
CITRUS
TUNA TARTARE ROLL
TUNA
FURIKAKE
RED ONION
SOYAPAPER
WASABI SOY
ALLERGIES: SEAFOOD,ONION,
GARLIC, GLUTEN, SESAME
SURFAND TURF
CRAB
AVOCADO
WAGYU BEEF
KADAIFI
YUZU KOSHO
ALLERGIES: SHELLFISH, AVOCADO,
GLUTEN, PEPPER
TUNA MAKI
TUNA
RICE
ALLERGIES: SEAFOOD
SALMON MAKI
SALMON
RICE
ALLERGIES: SEAFOOD
BLACK GARDEN ROLL
BLACK RICE
BELLPEPPER
CARROTS
CUCUMBER
AVOCADO
MINT
ALLERGIES: BELL PEPPER,AVOCADO
SHITAKE MUSHROOM ROLL
SAUTEED SHITAKE
RICE
SESAME
ALLERGIES: MASHROOM, SESAME
ASPARAGUS TEMPURA MAKI
ASPARAGUS TEMPURA
AVOCADO
SPICYMAYO
SESAME
RICE
ALLERGIES: EGG,AVOCADO,
SESAME, SPICY
ASPARAGUS MAKI
ASPARAGUS
SESAME
RICE
ALLERGIES: SESAME
CUCUMBER MAKI
CUCUMBER
SESAME
RICE
ALLERGIES: SESAME
AVOCADO MAKI
AVOCADO
RICE
ALLERGIES:AVOCADO
