Sushi Visual Dictionary

Types of sushi toppings

Lean meat of tuna (Akami)
Lean meat of tuna (Akami)
Medium Fatty Tuna (Chutoro)
Medium Fatty Tuna (Chutoro)
Very Fatty Tuna (Otoro)
Very Fatty Tuna (Otoro)
Young bluefin tuna (Meji-maguro)
Young bluefin tuna (Meji-maguro)
Bluefin tuna (Kuro maguro)
Bluefin tuna (Kuro maguro)
Atlantic bluefin tuna (Taiseiyou kuro maguro)
Atlantic bluefin tuna (Taiseiyou kuro maguro)
Southern Bluefin tuna (Minami maguro)
Southern Bluefin tuna (Minami maguro)
Bigeye tuna (Mebachi maguro)
Bigeye tuna (Mebachi maguro)
Yellowfin tuna (Kihada maguro)
Yellowfin tuna (Kihada maguro)
Albacore (Binnaga maguro)
Albacore (Binnaga maguro)
Bonito (Katsuo)
Bonito (Katsuo)
Striped marlin (Makajiki)
Striped marlin (Makajiki)
Black skipjack (Suma)
Black skipjack (Suma)
Young crimson sea bream (Kasugo)
Young crimson sea bream (Kasugo)
Horse mackerel (Aji)
Horse mackerel (Aji)
Mackerel (Saba)
Mackerel (Saba)
Japanese sardine (Iwashi)
Japanese sardine (Iwashi)
Japanese halfbeak (Sayori)
Japanese halfbeak (Sayori)
Pacific saury (Sanma)
Pacific saury (Sanma)
Gizzard shad (Kohada)
Gizzard shad (Kohada)
Baby Gizzard shad (Shinko)
Baby Gizzard shad (Shinko)
Barracuda (Kamasu)
Barracuda (Kamasu)
Pacific herring (Nishin)
Pacific herring (Nishin)
Japanese whiting (Kisu)
Japanese whiting (Kisu)
Spotted chub mackerel (Gomasaba)
Spotted chub mackerel (Gomasaba)
Ark shell (Akagai)
Ark shell (Akagai)
Japanese abalone (Kuro-awabi)
Japanese abalone (Kuro-awabi)
Japanese egg cockle (Torigai)
Japanese egg cockle (Torigai)
Common scallop (Hotate)
Common scallop (Hotate)
Round clam (Aoyagi)
Round clam (Aoyagi)
Round clam ligaments (Kobashira)
Round clam ligaments (Kobashira)
Sakhalin surf clam (Hokkigai)
Sakhalin surf clam (Hokkigai)
Mirugai clam (Mirugai)
Mirugai clam (Mirugai)
Pen-shell (Tairagi)
Pen-shell (Tairagi)
Bering Sea cockle (Ishigakigai)
Bering Sea cockle (Ishigakigai)
Japanese oyster (Kaki)
Japanese oyster (Kaki)
Tokobushi abalone (Tokobushi)
Tokobushi abalone (Tokobushi)
Common octopus (Madako)
Common octopus (Madako)
North-pacific giant octopus (Mizudako)
North-pacific giant octopus (Mizudako)
Bigfin reef squid (Aori ika)
Bigfin reef squid (Aori ika)
Golden cuttlefish (Sumi ika)
Golden cuttlefish (Sumi ika)
Firefly squid (Hotaru ika)
Firefly squid (Hotaru ika)
Swordtip squid (Kensaki ika)
Swordtip squid (Kensaki ika)
Spear squid (Yari ika)
Spear squid (Yari ika)
Japanese common squid (Surume ika)
Japanese common squid (Surume ika)
Baby Golden cuttlefish (Shin ika)
Baby Golden cuttlefish (Shin ika)
Cuttlefish legs (Geso)
Cuttlefish legs (Geso)
Kisslip cuttlefish (Kaminari ika)
Kisslip cuttlefish (Kaminari ika)
Splendid alfonsino (Kinmedai)
Splendid alfonsino (Kinmedai)
Red seabream (Tai)
Red seabream (Tai)
Goldstriped amberjack (Hiramasa)
Goldstriped amberjack (Hiramasa)
Bastard halibut (Hirame)
Bastard halibut (Hirame)
Greater amberjack (Kanpachi)
Greater amberjack (Kanpachi)
Striped jack (Shima aji)
Striped jack (Shima aji)
Japanese sea bass (Suzuki)
Japanese sea bass (Suzuki)
Horsehead (Akaamadai)
Horsehead (Akaamadai)
Marbled flounder (Makogarei)
Marbled flounder (Makogarei)
Chicken grunt (Isaki)
Chicken grunt (Isaki)
Japanese amberjack (Buri)
Japanese amberjack (Buri)
Filefish (Kawahagi)
Filefish (Kawahagi)
Blackthroat seaperch (Nodoguro)
Blackthroat seaperch (Nodoguro)
Japanese pufferfish (Fugu)
Japanese pufferfish (Fugu)
Japanese spanish mackerel (Sawara)
Japanese spanish mackerel (Sawara)
Salmon
Salmon
Largehead hairtail (Tachiuo)
Largehead hairtail (Tachiuo)
Sevenband grouper (Mahata)
Sevenband grouper (Mahata)
Longtooth grouper (Kue)
Longtooth grouper (Kue)
Spiny red gurnard (Houbou)
Spiny red gurnard (Houbou)
Gnomefish (Kuromutsu)
Gnomefish (Kuromutsu)
Engawa
Engawa
Pacific cod (Madara)
Pacific cod (Madara)
King salmon (Masunosuke)
King salmon (Masunosuke)
Chum salmon Tokishirazu (Tokishirazu)
Chum salmon Tokishirazu (Tokishirazu)
Chum salmon Keiji (Keiji)
Chum salmon Keiji (Keiji)
Cherry salmon (Sakuramasu)
Cherry salmon (Sakuramasu)
Spotted halibut (Hoshigarei)
Spotted halibut (Hoshigarei)
Biwa trout (Biwamasu)
Biwa trout (Biwamasu)
Yellowback seabream (Kidai)
Yellowback seabream (Kidai)
Salmon roe (Ikura)
Salmon roe (Ikura)
Herring roe (Kazunoko)
Herring roe (Kazunoko)
Green sea urchin (Bafun uni)
Green sea urchin (Bafun uni)
Red sea urchin (Aka uni)
Red sea urchin (Aka uni)
Purple sea urchin (Murasaki uni)
Purple sea urchin (Murasaki uni)
Short-spined sea urchin (Ezobafun uni)
Short-spined sea urchin (Ezobafun uni)
Northern sea urchin (Kitamurasaki uni)
Northern sea urchin (Kitamurasaki uni)
Flying fish roe (Tobiko)
Flying fish roe (Tobiko)
Kuruma prawn (Kuruma ebi)
Kuruma prawn (Kuruma ebi)
Sweet shrimp (Amaebi)
Sweet shrimp (Amaebi)
Broad velvet shrimp (Shiro ebi)
Broad velvet shrimp (Shiro ebi)
Botan shrimp (Botan ebi)
Botan shrimp (Botan ebi)
Morotoge shrimp (Shima ebi)
Morotoge shrimp (Shima ebi)
Black tiger prawn (Ushi ebi)
Black tiger prawn (Ushi ebi)
Whiteleg shrimp (Vannamei ebi)
Whiteleg shrimp (Vannamei ebi)
Redspotted shrimp (Guiana pink)
Redspotted shrimp (Guiana pink)
Yellowleg shrimp (Mexico brawn ebi)
Yellowleg shrimp (Mexico brawn ebi)
Argentine red shrimp (Aka ebi)
Argentine red shrimp (Aka ebi)
Grape shrimp (Budou ebi)
Grape shrimp (Budou ebi)
Sakura shrimp (Sakura ebi)
Sakura shrimp (Sakura ebi)
Snow crab (Zuwaigani)
Snow crab (Zuwaigani)
King crab (Tarabagani)
King crab (Tarabagani)
Horsehair crab (Kegani)
Horsehair crab (Kegani)
Red snow crab (Benizuwaigani)
Red snow crab (Benizuwaigani)
Swimming crab (Gazami)
Swimming crab (Gazami)
Japanese conger (Anago)
Japanese conger (Anago)
Japanese eel (Unagi)
Japanese eel (Unagi)
Japanese icefish (Shirauo)
Japanese icefish (Shirauo)
Common orient clam (Nihamaguri)
Common orient clam (Nihamaguri)
Squilla (Shako)
Squilla (Shako)
Japanese clam (Asari)
Japanese clam (Asari)
Cucumber roll (Kappa maki)
Cucumber roll (Kappa maki)
Tuna roll (Tekka maki)
Tuna roll (Tekka maki)
Dried Gourd Shavings Sushi Roll (Kanpyo maki)
Dried Gourd Shavings Sushi Roll (Kanpyo maki)
Ark shell mantle and cucumber roll (Himokyu maki)
Ark shell mantle and cucumber roll (Himokyu maki)
Tuna and pickled radish roll (Torotaku maki)
Tuna and pickled radish roll (Torotaku maki)
Omelette (Tamagoyaki)
Omelette (Tamagoyaki)
Young Green Onion Shoots (Menegi)
Young Green Onion Shoots (Menegi)
Shiitake mushroom (Shiitake)
Shiitake mushroom (Shiitake)
Oboro
Oboro

Types of rare sushi toppings (Participants only)

Whelk (Tsubugai)
Whelk (Tsubugai)
Sawedged perch (Ara)
Sawedged perch (Ara)
Bartail flathead (Magochi)
Bartail flathead (Magochi)
Devil stinger (Oniokoze)
Devil stinger (Oniokoze)
Young amberjack (Inada)
Young amberjack (Inada)
Green ling (Ainame)
Green ling (Ainame)
Barred knifejaw (Ishidai)
Barred knifejaw (Ishidai)
Japanese butterfish (Ebodai)
Japanese butterfish (Ebodai)
Daggertooth pike conger (Hamo)
Daggertooth pike conger (Hamo)
Monkfish liver (Ankimo)
Monkfish liver (Ankimo)

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