Glossary

Key Terms.

Agari	Tea
Akami	Red meat tuna
Chu-toro	Medium fatty (tuna)
Edo-Style	Nigiri as we know it, from old Tokyo "Edo"
Gari	Ginger
Hako-sushi	Box sushi
Hamachi	Young yellowtail
Hashi	Chopsticks
Hirame	Halibut
Kanpachi	Very young, lean, yellowtail
Kappa maki	Cucumber roll
Konbu	Kelp
Maguro	Tuna
Maki-sushi	Sushi rolls
Mirin	Sweet Japanese cooking alcohol
Murasaki	Soy sauce
Nigiri sushi	A slice of fish atop vinegared rice
Nori	Purper laver seaweed pressed into thin sheets
Okimari Okimari	Set meal usually a sushi sampler
Omakase	A menu selected by the sushi chef
O-toro	Fatty belly (tuna)
Ponzu	A light dipping sauce made with rice wine vinegar, dried tuna, seaweed and a Japanese citrus juice or lemon
Sake	Rice wine
Sashimi	Sliced or prepared raw fish
Shari	Sushi rice
Shoyu	Soy sauce
Su	Vinegar
Sushi	Anything made with vinegared rice
Tai	Snapper
Tataki	Finely chopped
Tekka maki	Tuna roll
Toro	Fatty tuna
Umami	Savoriness or flavor, often called the sixth taste
Uni	Sea urchin roe
Wasabi	Japanese horseradish