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TUESDAY 7 SEPTEMBER 2010
WHAT IS SUSHI
In Japanese cuisine, *sushi* is vinegared rice, usually topped with other ingredients, including fish, various meats, and vegetables.
The common ingredient across all the different kinds of sushi is /sushi rice. The variety in sushi arises from the different fillings and toppings, condiments, and the way these ingredients are put together. The same ingredients may be assembled in a traditional or a contemporary way, creating a very different final result.
There are various types of sushi: sushi served rolled inside /nori/ (dried and pressed layer sheets of seaweed) 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/.
Sushi can be eaten either by hand or using chopsticks, although traditionally nigiri is eaten with the fingers because the rice is packed loosely so as to fall apart in one's mouth, and would disintegrate on chopsticks.
Condiments (soy sauce, wasabi, and pickled ginger) are used as desired, though one connoisseur counsels, "adding wasabi to soy sauce is a disaster. It reduces the spiciness dramatically and masks the taste of the fish."
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SOUTHCOAST
1700 S. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL. 60616
TELEPHONE: (312) 662-1700
EMAIL: info[at]southcoastsushi.com
4:30-11 p.m. Monday-Saturday
4:30-10 p.m. Sunday
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