What are the rolls: types of rolls and sushi

Sushi and rolls are adored by many Japanese dishes. They have pleasant flavor combinations and are quite satisfying. Despite the huge popularity, many still do not distinguish between the two products. Both are made from white rice with rice vinegar, which helps the products hold their shape. Otherwise, the variations differ: externally, in composition and method of preparation.

Rolls are rice spread over a sheet of nori and rolled into a cylinder. Various ingredients are usually placed inside. To prepare the dish, a bamboo mat is used, nori, rice and stuffing are placed on top of it. The structure of the mat contributes to the convenience of forming a roll.

Sushi is a small rice cake topped with a piece of fish or seafood. An appetizing design can be tied across with an algae strip. The dish is prepared by hand: the rice is pressed in the fist, and then it is shaped with the fingers.

Rolls are a broad category of food. There is a dizzying variety of mouth-watering ingredients and different processing methods. We invite you to find out which types of rolls are the most popular:

Hosomaki are small-sized products with a simple combination of ingredients. The recipe includes items such as:

• Sea or freshwater fish.
• Greenery
• Boiled chicken.
• Vegetables

An oblong cylinder is cut into identical pieces at a right angle or obliquely. A distinctive feature is algae on the outside.

Futomaki are large rolls, reaching 4 x 5 cm. They are characterized by a wide variety of fillings:

• Vegetables: cucumbers, avocados, tomatoes, radishes.
• Seafood: slightly salted tuna or salmon fillet, fish caviar, crab meat, squid.
• Additional ingredients: chicken eggs, mushrooms, sauce, seasonings.

Top products are decorated with greenery.

Uramaki have an alluring appearance and a non-standard arrangement of the nori sheet, which makes them look like they are turned inside out. This includes the public favorite "Philadelphia". In uramaki put components such as:

• Lightly salted fish: salmon, salmon, trout, yellowtail, eel.
• Pieces of vegetables: green onion, avocado, cucumber, carrot.
• Cream and other types of cheese.

The filling is wrapped in nori, and rice is placed on top. Having received identical rolls, they are decorated with thin slices of salmon, flying fish caviar or sesame seeds. They can be covered with tempura batter and fried in oil.

Spring rolls. They have an extraordinary appearance. The dish is prepared from the following ingredients:

• Fish.
• Boiled chicken meat.
• Cucumbers.
• Greenery.

The rice is on the outside, the stuffing is on the inside, and the whole thing is wrapped in rice paper, an egg tomago omelet, or a pancake.

There are such types of sushi:

Nigiri is a rice rectangle with a fish top. In addition to rice, the product consists of:

• Tuna, salmon or seafood.
• Thin strip of nori.

A rice rectangle is formed, an appetizing piece of fish or shrimp is placed on top, the structure is tied with seaweed.

Sashimi is a dish without rice. The combination of sushi is:

• Fish slices.
• Seafood.
• Lemon.

Sometimes the dish is served with cucumbers, cabbage or other vegetables.

Gunkans in appearance they resemble rolls. Made from products such as:

• Rice.
• Nori.
• One type of filling, for example, shrimp, caviar or salmon.

The rice cake is given an oval shape, pressed by hand and wrapped in a wide seaweed layer. Then a filling is applied on top with a slide, which also serves as a decoration.

Chirashi — bowl with rice, vegetables and seafood. Part of the name of the sushi tells what delicacies are included in it:

• Hotate is a sea scallop.
• М]Maguro is raw tuna.
• Unagi is grilled eel.
• Syake is raw salmon.
• Ebi is a tiger shrimp.

Rice, fish slices, sliced seafood, avocados, cucumbers are aesthetically placed in a bowl, all this is sprinkled with sesame seeds.

What are the best rolls?

The optimal combination is delicate cream cheese, cucumber and lightly salted sea fish. It all depends on your taste preferences regarding ingredients, temperature and degree of spiciness of the dish.

How many types of sushi are there?

In total, there are about 100 types of sushi in Japan with different ingredients and tastes.

What are rolls?

Rolls can be classic, without additional heat treatment, as well as grilled and fried in egg batter until crispy. Rolls are spicy, and spicy sauce gives the dish a sharpness.

What are the best rolls?

Global statistics show that people consider the most delicious types of rolls called "Philadelphia" - with generous slices of salmon on top and "California", on the surface of which there is a layer of flying fish caviar. Also, many highly appreciate the Alaska rolls, which are prepared with crab meat.