Sushi Guide
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The Collection

Every sushi topping, one piece at a time — with photos and notes.

Red-fleshed fish

Tuna (maguro)
Maguro 鮪 Tuna (maguro)
Otoro / Chutoro
Maguro Chu-toro/ O-toro 大トロ / 中トロ Otoro / Chutoro
Albacore tuna
Bincho 鬢長 Albacore tuna
Great amberjack
Kanpachi 間八 Great amberjack
Salmon
Sarmon 鮭 Salmon
Skipjack tuna
Katsuo 鰹 Skipjack tuna
Chicken grunt (isaki)
Isaki 伊佐木 Chicken grunt (isaki)
Shima-aji (striped jack)
Shima-aji 縞鯵 Shima-aji (striped jack)

Silver-skinned fish

Japanese horse mackerel (aji)
Aji 鯵 Japanese horse mackerel (aji)
Japanese sardine (iwashi)
Iwashi 鰯 Japanese sardine (iwashi)
Mackerel
Saba 鯖 Mackerel
Sanma (Pacific saury)
Sanma 秋刀魚 Sanma (Pacific saury)
Dotted gizzard shad (kohada)
Kohada 小鰭 Dotted gizzard shad (kohada)

White-fleshed fish

Red sea bream (tai)
Tai 鯛 Red sea bream (tai)
Olive flounder (hirame)
Hirame 鮃 Olive flounder (hirame)
Engawa (flatfish fin muscle)
Engawa えんがわ Engawa (flatfish fin muscle)
Japanese sea bass (suzuki)
Suzuki 鱸 Japanese sea bass (suzuki)
Bartail flathead
Kochi 鯒 Bartail flathead
Japanese whiting
Kiss 鱚 Japanese whiting
Threadsail filefish
Kawahagi 皮剥 Threadsail filefish
Japanese icefish (shirauo)
Shira-uo 白魚 Japanese icefish (shirauo)
Kinmedai (splendid alfonsino)
Kinmedai 金目鯛 Kinmedai (splendid alfonsino)
Kinki (broadbanded thornyhead)
Kinki キンキ Kinki (broadbanded thornyhead)

Squid & octopus

Spear squid
Yari-ika 槍烏賊 Spear squid
Bigfin reef squid
Aori-ika 障泥烏賊 Bigfin reef squid
Octopus
Tako 蛸 Octopus
Squid legs (geso)
Geso 下足 Squid legs (geso)
Cuttlefish
Kou-ika 甲烏賊 Cuttlefish

Shrimp & crab

Kuruma prawn
Kuruma-ebi 車海老 Kuruma prawn
Humpback shrimp
Botan-ebi 牡丹海老 Humpback shrimp
Mantis shrimp (shako)
Shako 蝦蛄 Mantis shrimp (shako)
Crab
Kani 蟹 Crab

Simmered & grilled

Whitespotted conger (anago)
Anago 穴子 Whitespotted conger (anago)
Japanese eel (unagi)
Unagi 鰻 Japanese eel (unagi)
Rolled egg
Tamago 玉子 Rolled egg
Inari sushi
Inari 稲荷 Inari sushi
Enoki mushroom
Enoki エノキ Enoki mushroom

Battleship roll

Ikura (salmon roe)
Ikura 鮭卵 Ikura (salmon roe)
Sea urchin
Uni 雲丹 Sea urchin
Salmon roe (sujiko)
Sujiko 筋子 Salmon roe (sujiko)
Flying-fish roe (tobiko)
Tobiko 飛子 Flying-fish roe (tobiko)

Shellfish

Abalone
Awabi 鮑 Abalone
Ark shell
Aka-gai 赤貝 Ark shell
Sakhalin surfclam
Hokki-gai 北寄貝 Sakhalin surfclam
Gaper clam
Miru-gai ミル貝 Gaper clam
Japanese scallop
Hotate 帆立 Japanese scallop
Orient clam (hamaguri)
Hamaguri 蛤 Orient clam (hamaguri)
Tairagi (pen shell)
Tairagi 平貝 Tairagi (pen shell)
Japanese cockle
Tori-gai 鳥貝 Japanese cockle
Whelk
Tsubu-gai ツブ貝 Whelk
Aoyagi (round clam)
Aoyagi 青柳 Aoyagi (round clam)

Maki-zushi

Cucumber roll
Kappa-maki 河童巻 Cucumber roll
Natto roll
Natto-maki 納豆巻 Natto roll
Kanpyo roll (dried gourd)
Kanpyo-maki 干瓢巻 Kanpyo roll (dried gourd)

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