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When one mentions sushi, one must be prepared for the typical, 'ewww, raw fish' comment. This is the myth of Sushi, for the most part.

Sushi is made from vinegar rice, and there are many types of pre-cooked sushi, such as fresh-water eel, shrimp, long rolls and different types of hand rolls. Cucumber or avocado are found in some types of sushi.

However -- yes, tuna, salmon and yellowtail are raw.

So perhaps start your adventure in sushi with salmon. It seems to be the most common to start with, as it is the most palatable (for those who want to try something a little different).

Making sushi is not an easy task, and sushi chefs need to be professionally trained in the technique and style of sushi-making. And, too, having a little flair in the kitchen doesn't hurt. As one chef says, 'you either have it or you don't' [I don't, but anyhow, a worthy quote, no?].

Sushi dates back almost one thousand years, when raw fish was preserved by storing it between layers of rice. Over a period of weeks, the rice fermented, and the chemicals produced kept the fish from going bad. Once the fermentation process was complete, the fish was ready to eat. Eventually, the Japanese began eating the rice and fish together. A form of this traditional sushi, known as narezushi, is still eaten in Japan, although its taste is said to be rather pungent. It is still made by layering salt, fish and rice in a wooden barrel and topping it with a heavy stone for a few weeks.

The invention of rice vinegar made the fermentation process unnecessary, and chefs in the Osaka region began molding rice and toppings in small wooden molds, creating oshizushi. Sushi became popular the Edo region, which is known today as Tokyo, where chefs invented nigiri-zushi by forming the rice into small pockets by hand and pressing the topping into it.

Above taken from Sushi Information

Well, hope that I have shed a little light on the subject, and happy eating, everyone.



It certainly takes a little flair to produce such tasty looking trays, gosh, I'm getting hungry.... see ya in the forums!

Kizzo

[I take no credit for any photograph shown .... those are the fruits of a Google Search, nothing more]