Everyone loves sushi, but how well do you know sushi??

What is sushi? 

...sushi does not mean raw fish.  Sushi, on the other
hand, specifically refers to dishes made with rice,
which traditionally include fish (often raw) and/or
vegetables, wrapped in seaweed or rolled in rice. 
Japanese have been preparing it for centuries and chefs
worldwide blend their own flair and recipes to obtain
the perfect texture and combination of vegetables
and/or seafood available to them to create delicious
appetizers and entrees.  Believe it or not, more than
half of the items served at the sushi bar are not raw.     

Know your sushi language

Kampai:  Cheers/To your health

Domo Arigato:  Thank You Very Much

Konichiwa:  A greeting... “how are you?”

Maki Sushi:  sushi rolls...rice and nori (toasted
seaweed) are rolled around other ingredients and cut
into pieces

Temaki Sushi:  Known as a hand roll; the nori wrapper
is rolled around various fillings into a cone shape

Sashimi:  a slice of fish (usually raw) - no rice

Chirashi:  a sampler of raw fish and vegetables served
over a bowl of sushi rice

Wasabi:  spicy green Japanese horseradish

Gari:  thinly sliced ginger used to cleanse your palate

Omakase:  the root word means “to trust” - the chef
serves you whatever he likes. No menus.