Sushi is what makes the world go round

I know that the great delicacy of sushi is not everyone's cup of tea; I personally think that said people have no taste/culture :) Just joking...sort of. To me sushi is the best thing EVER! If I could manage to live off sushi I would do so in a heart beat. I will admit that when the sushi revolution hit the world I was not really feeling the wave. The thought of raw fish was something foreign to me and I was not too keen on making it part of my world. But I'm on of those people that tries things @ least once and one day I just took the plunge and popped a piece of sushi into my mouth. Life would never be the same again :) Since then I have tried every form of sushi available to me. My favorite being maki rolls :) But I have no ill feelings towards any sushi...except maybe the sashimi ( I don't see the point of eating thin slices of just raw fish)

YUMMY!!!!!!

YUMMY!!!!!!

YUMMY!!!!!!

Some interesting sushi facts 

• Many believe sushi began in Japan. However, sushi was created in the 4th century BC in China.
• Sushi dates back to at least the second century A.D., beginning as a method of preserving fish in China
• Many believe that sushi means raw fish. Actually, sushi means vinegared rice. This term is based from the original use of fermented rice to store fish.
• In Japan, an apprentice sushi chef spends two years learning to cook and season the rice, and another three learning to prepare fish, before he is allowed to work behind the sushi bar.
•  Among sushi toppings, clams actually have more flavor than any of the fish. At the sushi bars of old Tokyo, customers often preferred boiled clams over raw slices of fish.
• Is sake wine? Kind of. Called “rice wine” in English, sake is made from an entirely different process than the one we associate with grapes. To create sake, brewers take rice to sugar and rice sugar to an alcoholic brew that can be up to 20% alcohol.
• Sushi can be great for your health…seaweed alone provides tons of vitamins and minerals like magnesium, calcium, iron, iodine, and folic acid.
• Legend has it that women are unfit for sushi-making because of their warmer hands. We call shenanigans and encourage women to get their hands in some rice and fish and give sushi-making a try!

Sushi vocabulary

Nori: Roasted seaweed. This is what is used to bind the rice and fish together.
Temaki: Also known as hand rolls. Nori is rolled into a cone with rice and other ingredients on the inside.

Nigiri: This consists of an oblong mound of sushi rice that is pressed between the palms of the hands, usually with a bit of wasabi, and a topping draped over it. Toppings are typically fish such as salmon, tuna or seafood. Certain toppings are typically bound to the rice with a thin strip of nori, most commonly tako (octopus), unagi (freshwater eel), anago (sea eel), ika (squid), and tamago (sweet egg). When ordered separately, nigiri is generally served in pairs. A sushi set may contain only one piece of each topping.

Sashimi: Japanese delicacy primarily consisting of very fresh raw seafood, sliced into thin pieces about 2.5cm (1") wide by 4cm (1.5") long by 0.5cm (0.2") thick, but dimensions vary depending on the type of item and chef, and served with only a dipping sauce (soy sauce with wasabi paste or other condiments such as grated fresh ginger, or ponzu), depending on the fish, and simple garnishes such as shiso and shredded daikon radish. Sashimi platters are normally well decorated.

Sushi HosoMaki Maki HosoMaki: A small cylindrical piece, with the nori on the outside. A typical hosomaki has a diameter of about two centimeters (0.75 in). They generally contain only one filling, often tuna, cucumber, kanpyō, thinly sliced carrots, or, more recently, avocado.

Futomaki: Large sushi rolls with plenty of ingredients within it. A large cylindrical piece, with nori on the outside. A typical futomaki is three or four centimeters (1.5 in) in diameter. They are often made with two or three fillings that are chosen for their complementary tastes and colors. During the Setsubun festival, it is traditional in Kansai to eat uncut futomaki in its cylindrical form.

Uramaki: These are the most popular rolls in American sushi bars and are also referred to as "inside-out rolls." These sushi rolls have the rice on the outside. Eight pieces per uramaki is the most common form.

Chirashi Bowls: A bowl of sushi rice with other ingredients mixed in (also refers to barazushi). It is commonly eaten in Japan because it is filling, fast and easy to make. Chirashizushi most often varies regionally because it is eaten annually as a part of the Doll Festival, celebrated only during March in Japan. Chirashizushi is sometimes interesting because the ingredients are often chef's choice.