100 Kinds of Sushi

#11 Ikura (Salmon Roe)

Ikura is the Japanese word for salmon roe. The name comes from "ikra" the Russian word for (caviar). It is a high value seafood and people have treated it as a delicacy in different cuisines. In terms of taste, ikura taste very fishy, and the strong fishy taste would definitely turn off a lot of non-seafood lovers. Caviar (Ikura) is a love-it-or-hate-it type of food. As a seafood lover myself, ikura roll is almost my favourite because of its very strong and pungent afterbreath. Fresh s...

#3 Hamachi (Yellowtail)

Yellowtail is the English translation for “hamachi “in the Japanese restaurants.   However the Japanese have tons of names for fish, and “hamachi” only means the young yellow tail. Variants of Yellowtails incluide: Hiramasa: Yellowtail amberjack Inada (very young yellowtail) Buri(old yellowtail) Yellowtail is a kind of shiromi(white meat fish) and is one of the milder tasting fish among all sashimi fish and you should probably eat it first in a sushi or sashimi ...