Sushi (寿司) is one of the first foods that spring to mind when we think about Japanese cuisine.
This delicacy was one of the first Japanese dishes to be exported to the U.S. after the Meiji Restoration in 1868, and since then, the popularity of sushi has made it a part of the everyday American diet.
For the Japanese, sushi is still considered a special meal. As the character 寿 (ことぶき; kotobuki) is used to represent celebration, Japanese people tend to reserve sushi for special occasions.
Sushi is often ordered for delivery for large gatherings such as birthdays, graduations and important events. Served on big round platters, the appearance of sushi gives any dinner table a festive feel.
The word ‘sushi’ itself refers to any dish made with Japanese rice that has been seasoned with rice vinegar.
And sushi comes in many different forms:
Nigiri (small molded rice mounds with fish or other ingredients placed on top)
Chirashi Zushi (seafood spread over sushi rice)
Gunkan Zushi (seafood in small cups made of sushi rice and seaweed)
Inari Zushi (sushi rice stuffed inside pockets of seasoned fried tofu)
Maki Zushi (sushi rolls)
Temaki Zushi (hand rolls of sushi rice, seafood and more in cones made of seaweed)
Celebrate Children’s Day with sushi! And don’t forgot Mother’s Day is just around the corner!
Get sushi to-go or have it delivered to your home from:
NIPPON Restaurant (open Wednesday-Sunday)
SHUN (open Wednesday-Sunday)
Let’s continue to support local Japanese restaurants!
—by GEN-J Facilitator Keiko Tsubokura