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Sushi Visual Dictionary

Seasonal sushi toppings you’ll want to try

Lean meat of tuna (Akami)

Medium Fatty Tuna (Chutoro)

Very Fatty Tuna (Otoro)

Bluefin tuna (Kuro maguro)

Southern Bluefin tuna (Minami maguro)

Bigeye tuna (Mebachi maguro)

Yellowfin tuna (Kihada maguro)

Albacore (Binnaga maguro)

Bonito (Katsuo)

Striped marlin (Makajiki)

Young crimson sea bream (Kasugo)

Horse mackerel (Aji)

Mackerel (Saba)

Japanese sardine (Iwashi)

Japanese halfbeak (Sayori)

Pacific saury (Sanma)

Gizzard shad (Kohada)

Baby Gizzard shad (Shinko)

Japanese whiting (Kisu)

Ark shell (Akagai)

Japanese abalone (kuro-awabi)

Japanese egg cockle (Torigai)

Common scallop (Hotate)

Round clam (Aoyagi)

Sakhalin surf clam (Hokkigai)

Keen's gaper (Mirugai)

Pen-shell (Tairagi)

Japanese oyster (Kaki)

Common octopus (Madako)

Bigfin reef squid (Aori ika)

Golden cuttlefish (Sumi ika)

Firefly squid (Hotaru ika)

Swordtip squid (Kensaki ika)

Baby Golden cuttlefish (Shin ika)

Splendid alfonsino (Kinmedai)

Red seabream (Tai)

Goldstriped amberjack (Hiramasa)

Bastard halibut (Hirame)

Greater amberjack (Kanpachi)

Striped jack (Shima aji)

Japanese sea bass (Suzuki)

Horsehead (Akaamadai)

Marbled sole (Makogarei)

Chicken grunt (Isaki)

Japanese amberjack (Buri)

Filefish (Kawahagi)

Blackthroat seaperch (Nodoguro)

Japanese pufferfish (Fugu)

Japanese spanish mackerel (Sawara)

Salmon (Sake)

Largehead hairtail (Tachiuo)

Salmon roe (Ikura)

Short-spined sea urchin (Ezobafun uni)

Northern sea urchin (Kitamurasaki uni)

Kuruma prawn (Kuruma ebi)

Squilla (Shako)

Sweet shrimp (Amaebi)

Broad velvet shrimp (Shiro ebi)

Botan shrimp (Botan ebi)

Morotoge shrimp (Shima ebi)

Black tiger shrimp (Ushi ebi)

Whiteleg shrimp (Vannamei ebi)

Redspotted shrimp (Guiana pink)

Yellowleg shrimp (Mexico brawn ebi)

Argentine red shrimp (Aka ebi)

Snow crab (Zuwaigani)

King crab (Tarabagani)

Japanese conger (Anago)

Japanese eel (Unagi)

Japanese icefish (Shirauo)

Cucumber roll (Kappa maki)

Tuna roll (Tekka maki)

Dried Gourd Shavings Sushi Roll (kanpyo-maki)

Omelette (Tamagoyaki)

Young Green Onion Shoots (Menegi)

Edomae-style sushi ingredient （Participants only）

King salmon (Masunosuke)

Cherry salmon (Sakuramasu)

Spotted halibut (Hoshigarei)

Sakura shrimp (sakura ebi)