Sushi

🇯🇵Kyushu, Japan

Basashi

馬刺し

Horse meat sashimi, a regional specialty of Kumamoto and Nagano, served raw with ginger and soy.

🇨🇦Vancouver, Canada

BC Roll

Sushi roll with grilled salmon skin and cucumber, invented in Vancouver in 1974, British Columbia sushi innovation.

🇵🇼Palau

Cheled

General Palauan term for raw or barely cooked seafood including clams, shells, sea cucumber, sea cucumber intestine, chiton, and trochus; a traditional Palauan preparation that showcases the freshness and variety of the catch; similar to sashimi but with a wider range of seafood.

🇯🇵Japan

Chirashizushi

ちらし寿司

A bowl of vinegared sushi rice topped with a colorful scatter of raw fish, vegetables, and egg.

🇯🇵Tokyo, Japan

Edomae Sushi

江戸前寿司

Tokyo-style sushi shaped by Edo Bay seafood, careful aging, and the city's compact counter-sushi tradition.

🇯🇵Japan

Fugu Sashimi

ふぐ刺し

Paper-thin slices of poisonous pufferfish, arranged into an artistic chrysanthemum pattern.

🇯🇵Japan

Funazushi

鮒寿司

Funazushi is a highly distinctive fermented sushi preparation from the Lake Biwa area, made by a handful of families by fermenting crucian carp in rice for up to three years.

🇯🇵Japan

Gunkanmaki

軍艦巻

Battleship roll: nori wrapped around a rice base to hold soft toppings like sea urchin or salmon roe.

🇯🇵Japan

Inarizushi

稲荷寿司

Sushi rice stuffed into a pouch of sweet-savory fried tofu skin (abura-age), a vegetarian favorite.

🇯🇵Kansai, Japan

Kaki no Ha Sushi

柿の葉寿司

Nara's sushi wrapped in persimmon leaves, which preserve the fish and add a subtle aroma.

🇯🇵Japan

Maki Sushi

巻き寿司

Sushi rice and fillings rolled in a sheet of nori seaweed, then sliced into bite-sized rounds.

🇯🇵Japan

Nigiri Sushi

握り寿司

Hand-pressed vinegared rice topped with a slice of raw fish or seafood, the most iconic form of sushi.

🇯🇵Osaka, Japan

Oshizushi

押し寿司

Pressed sushi made by layering cured fish and rice in a wooden mold, then cutting into rectangles.

🇯🇵Kyoto, Japan

Saba zushi

鯖寿司

Saba-zushi, cured mackerel pressed onto rice in a wooden mould and wrapped in kombu, is a named Kyoto dish carried down from the old Saba Kaido salt road.

🇯🇵Japan

Sashimi

刺身

Thinly sliced premium raw fish or seafood, served with soy sauce, wasabi, and pickled ginger.

🇬🇺Guam

Spam Musubi

Spam musubi pairs grilled luncheon meat with seasoned rice and a nori band, making a compact hand-held snack.

🇨🇦Canada

Sushi pizza

A Canadian fusion dish of a fried rice patty topped with raw fish, avocado, and a spicy mayo sauce.

🇯🇵Japan

Temaki

手巻き

A cone-shaped hand roll of nori wrapped around sushi rice and fillings, eaten with the hands.