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About Sushi
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What is Sushi
In Japanese cuisine, sushi is vinegared rice, usually topped with other
ingredients, including fish, various meats, and vegetables. Outside of
Japan, sushi is sometimes misunderstood to mean the raw fish itself, or
even any fresh raw-seafood dishes. In Japan, sliced raw fish alone is
called sashimi and is distinct from sushi, as sashimi is the raw fish
component, not the rice component. The word sushi itself comes from an
archaic grammatical form of a word that is no longer used in other
contexts; literally, "sushi" means "it's sour". |
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Type
There are various types of sushi: sushi served rolled inside nori (dried
and pressed layer sheets of seaweed or algae) called makizushi or rolls;
sushi made with toppings laid with hand-formed clumps of rice called
nigirizushi; toppings stuffed into a small pouch of fried tofu called
inarizushi; and toppings served scattered over a bowl of sushi rice
called chirashi-zushi.
The main ingredients of sushi, raw fish and rice, are naturally low in
fat (with the exception of some rolls, especially Western style rolls),
high in protein, carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals. Specifically: |
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Nutritional information
Fats: Most seafood are naturally low in fat; and what fat is found in
them is generally rich in unsaturated fat Omega-3. Since sushi is often
served raw, no fat is introduced in its preparation.
Proteins: Fish, tofu, seafood, egg, and many other sushi fillings
contain high levels of protein.
Vitamins and Minerals: These are found in many of the vegetables used
for sushi. For example, the gari and nori used to make sushi are both
rich in nutrients. Other vegetables wrapped within the sushi also offer
various degrees of nutritional value.
Carbohydrates: These are found in the rice and the vegetables.
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From: WikiPedia |
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