握り寿司 Nigirizushi

握り寿司。
いつ食べても美味しいですね。

握り寿司は今や、世界中で有名でしょう。
お寿司といえばこれが定番でしょうか。

でも、これは実は、江戸前寿司と言って、全国的にこのスタイルだったわけじゃありません。

新鮮な魚介類を使った江戸前寿司と、
保存用に魚などを発酵させて作る押し寿司のようなスタイルなど
お寿司にも種類がありますね。

Hand rolled Sushi, small portion of rice with fish on top.
I enjoy this style Sushi a lot.

I think this style Sushi is popular world wide now.
This is typical Sushi for many people.

But this style is also called as Edomae-zushi,
the style of Edo (Tokyo), not standard in other regions.

There are othe types, for example,
Oshi-zushi,
lightly-pressed piece of sushi topped with cooked ingredients.

茶巾寿司・散し寿司 Chakinzushi & Chirasizushi

茶巾寿司。

Chakin-zushi. 

The Sushi, binegared rice wrapped with paper thin omelette 

and topped with boiled shrimp.

散らし寿司。

Chirasi-zushi,. 

The Sushi, the binegared rice topped with various delicious items

such as thin strips of egg, sliced rotus root, shiitake mushroom etc.etc.

卵とホウレン草とお豆腐のお吸い物でいただきます。

For the Sushi dish, we often have clear soup with egg, spinach and tofu.