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Nigiri & Sashimi
Seven Sushi Menu
30
Other
Post-Graduate
08/09/2008

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Cards

Term

Aji

Definition

Spanish Mackerel

 

  • whole fish
Term

Ama Ebi

Definition

Raw Sweet Shrimp

 

  • shrimp is transparent
Term
Anago
Definition

Sea Eel

  •  not many people like it
  • doesnt have sauce on it
  • more of a fish taste
Term
Bachi Maguro
Definition

Big Eye Tuna

 

  • mid level tuna
Term
Bincho Maguro
Definition

Albacore Tuna

 

  • regular tuna
  • doesn't sell that well (often 86ed)
  • grayish brown
Term
Ebi
Definition

Cooked Shrimp

 

 

Term
Hamachi
Definition

Yellow Tail

 

  • confused w/ tuna- similar in taste
  • fish from the south
Term
Hirame
Definition

Flounder

 

  • opaque fish
  • middle fish
  • bland in taste
Term
Hokki
Definition

Surf Clam

 

  • cooked, firm texture
  • sweet
  • looks like red shark fin, bottom is white
Term
Hon Maguro
Definition

Bluefin Tuna

 

  • best tuna!
  • red
  • try to up-sale
Term
Hotate
Definition

Raw Scallop

 

  • softer than cooked
Term
Ika
Definition

Squid

 

  • white, has ridges through it
  • firmer
  • served w/ green leaf (shiso leaf) used as working garnish
Term
Ikura
Definition

Salmon Roe

 

  • roe= eggs
  • big orange salmon eggs
Term
Inari
Definition

Deep Fried Tofu

 

  • like pita pocket
  • darker brown, stuffed w/ rice

 

 

Term
Kaibashira
Definition

Cooked Scallop

 

  • mixed w/ Japanese mayo and masago

 

 

Term
Kani
Definition

King Crab Leg

 

 

 

 

Term
Maguro
Definition

Yellow Fin Tuna

 

  • lowest grade tuna
Term
Masago
Definition

Smelt Roe

 

  • roe= egg
  • smalled fish
  • tiny roll, feels like sand
Term
Mirugai
Definition

Giant Clam

 

  • most people don't like (distinct smell)
  • dark brown, firm texture
Term
Mutsu
Definition

Super White Tuna

 

  • very soft in texture
  • tastes like tuna- really escular (mackeral family)
Term
Saba
Definition

Mackerel

 

  • cooked, pickled
  • usually not a good recommendation

 

 

Term
Sake
Definition

Salmon

 

  • only orange fish we sell
  • orange w/ white stripes (fat) want thin white stripes
  • buttery taste
Term
Suzuki
Definition

Striped Bass

 

  • fish
Term
Tako
Definition

Octopus

 

  • firm in texture
  • tenticles- clear white/ purple

 

Term
Tamago
Definition

Egg Custard

 

  • bar shaped egg
  • sweet
Term
Tobiko
Definition

Flying Fish Roe

 

  • different colors
  • medium sized fish
Term
Toro
Definition

Oily Tuna

 

  • fatty (marbled) tuna
  • really oily, belly section of tuna
Term
Unagi
Definition

Freshwater Eel

 

  • favorite eel!
  • "bbq fish"
  • cooked fish
Term
Uni
Definition

Sea Urchin

Term
Wasabi Tobiko
Definition

Flying Fish Egg

 

  • tobiko enfused w/ wasabi
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