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Top Surprising Sushi Facts

Are you a newcomer to Sushi? Are you planning to spend an evening out at a Japanese seafood dinner? If your answer is Yes then equip yourself with the following basic facts about Sushi, to get the most out of your sushi dining experience.

Here are some surprising Sushi facts you should know if you’re thinking about dining out in a swanky Sushi Bar:

Sushi Isn't Raw Fish. 

The word sushi denotes rice blended with seasoned rice vinegar (with sugar and salt). Sushi rice in Japanese is known as "Shari." Simply speaking, as long as you use sushi rice, it can be called sushi. There are a lot of vegetable sushi in Japan, for example, pickles roll, futomaki (egg, spinach, kanpyo), Kappa (cucumber), ume shiso (plum), and a large number of others like vegetable chirashi. Lately, we have seen "newcomers" like mac and cheese sushi, hamburger sushi and beef sushi.

Sushi Rice Isn't Sticky Rice. 

A lot of people feel sushi rice signifies "sticky rice." Sticky rice refers to mochi rice, which goes into the making of mochi. To prepare sushi rice, which is known as "shari," sushi chefs add sushi vinegar to cooked rice. High sugar content in sushi vinegar makes the rice sticky and keeps rice to stick together.

California Roll Is An American Creation. 

The story goes this way. One evening a customer at a sushi bar in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, asked for a "special." The sushi chef used avocado (that was not a typical sushi ingredient in those days) and called it avocado special. The customer loved it so much that was added to the regular menu and evolved to the California Roll we know now. As of late, a sushi chef in Canada claimed he created it first. In any case, California roll has turned into the most favored sushi item in America.

Sushi Isn't Chinese Food

Don’t confuse it with Chinese food. Often people walk into a local sushi establishment and promptly ask for the Chow Mein special with a chicken egg roll. That is Chinese cuisine, folks. Sushi is a fresh, raw and healthy delicacy from Japan. 

Conclusion

Finally, Sashimi is actually sliced meat and not raw fish. So, sliced raw beef is called "Beef Sashimi." Japanese enjoy eating vegetable sashimi as well.