Basics of Sushi

Now the whole of Russia, and the whole world of exciting wave drained, namely universal addiction to Japanese Sushi dish. All go to different restaurants where they are served.
Some already consider themselves experts and professionals on the land, but in fact only a few know the difference between maki, sashimi, nigiri. What we must drink it, for example? And if suddenly there were other Japanese, it is possible at all to fall through the floor.

So, what would have happened, a short course in the world of sushi read this article.

Types of sushi and how they are used
It was not long since, when the land were considered exotic dish that used the business people who have common business with Japanese customers. However, our outlook has increased as our appetite for exciting foreign food, and sushi has become one of the most imported goods from Asia to North America. Unfortunately, understanding all the varieties of sushi can be a daunting activity for beginners.
Of course, sushi own special taste, and everyone knows that raw fish makes some people indigestion, but a lack of understanding of the proposed menu is not the cause disrespect to the land. If you want to find something new for yourself, want to impress a girl, or a business partner, make sure you read this article. After reading, you'll be ready to conquer any sushi bar.

So, the basics of sushi
To begin with you should know that the term "sushi" does not reflect the full product itself, since it can be cooked in four different ways: sashimi (sashimi), nigiri (nigiri), poppies (maki) and horse (cones - cones).
Sashimi
Sashimi - this is the most primitive form of sushi: a strip of fresh fish, which is served at the table without rice or vegetables. Sashimi can be made from any kind of fresh raw fish fillets, and because this delicacy is preferred by many people, all need to know that it's pretty hard food.
The best and most commonly used product for sashimi are tuna, spicy tuna, as well as the Pacific and Atlantic salmon.

Nigiri
To be more precise, nigiri - a kind of sushi, which is a strip of raw fish served at the table folded in rolls of cold sticky rice, and usually in combination with seaweed. Selection of products for nigiri quite large, but mostly used crabs, spicy tuna and shrimp.

Poppies
Macy's - one of the finest types of sushi. At first, a lot of beginners want to try the vegetarian rolls, which, in my opinion, are fairly inept form of poppies. Best poppies are made from pieces of fish, crab or shrimp, mixed in the sauce "Tempura" with slices of avocado, cucumbers or other vegetables wrapped in rice plate or algae. Structural combination of tender raw fish, fresh sauce "Tempura" and vegetables gives a wonderful flavor.

Horse
Horse - it's actually poppies, which are not cut into slices. As the name implies, the form this type of sushi is a cone, and served with the same ingredients as the poppies. The difference is that they are eaten by hand and not sticks.
So what else can you eat or serve sushi?

Seasoning for sushi
It does not matter you dine in the restaurant or ordered home, sushi is always served with soy sauce, wasabi and ginger. Depending on the combination of these three ingredients sushi, three different theories exist: the majority of people simply take their sticks and dipping them in green, pungent wasabi, while the other land is triturated sauce. According to another view, it is necessary to make a separate sauce, soy sauce poured into a small dish and stir in him a good bit of wasabi until completely dissolved.
Those who prefer to make a separate sauce just before serving, add ginger in it. Some people prefer to just put the pieces of ginger directly on the land, while others eat it separately and used as a flavoring converter to fully enjoy the taste of the next piece of land.

Additives to land
Tempura (tempura) - an excellent choice. The additive consists of vegetables, shrimp or crab, fried in a very tasty special dough made from water, flour and eggs. Another popular and tasty additive are deep fried crab cakes. Generally speaking, a great sushi filling but tasty additives is always better to try before the main course.

What drink sushi
Traditional drinks served with sushi, sake is. Sake - this white wine made from fermented rice and is best served heated to a temperature somewhere between room and reflux temperature. Warm sake tastes very good and to be honest, after knocking his head. By the way, your addiction sake may be similar passion for wine, or may be very different. Here's an example: I prefer chilled white wine, but drink warm sake. Decide for yourself. In any case, for the sake not all, because as for the land, he specific taste.
Sake is a good alternative to a nice cold beer. My favorite Japanese beer is "Sapporo" (Sapporo) - white beer served in a beautiful high silver glass. Another popular beer is "Kirin" (Kirin) - fairly well-known brand of beer, which is brewed all over the world.

Note:
1. Thanks to modern technology cleaning rice premium varieties of sake, you can not heat up and serve chilled. This does not mean that the use of warm sake is wrong - it's just a matter of taste.

2. Con usually do not call "horse"And even a chef in a restaurant usually calls them maki rolls for food or hands.