Sushi Database (with Calories Count)

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Sushi is a popular staple food in Japanese cuisine. Sushi is made with cooked rice that is flavoured with vinegar, and accompanied by a variety of vegetables, meat, and seafood.

Traditional Sushi is prepared with raw seafood, but most typical use cooked ingredients.  There exists many different styles and types as shown in the following:

  • Maki - Ingredients wrapped in Nori(Seaweed). Four types of Maki.
  • Inari - Fried Tofu act as a container that holds the ingredients.
  • Narezushi - Fermented fish used as main ingredient.
  • Nigiri - Ingredients pressed into shape by sushi chef. 
  • Oshizushi - Sushi is molded by a box.
  • Chirashizushi - Bowl of rice with many types of ingredients, also called scattered sushi.
  • Note * Raw fish or meat sliced and served without using rice is called sashimi. Read more on the difference between Sushi and Sashimi.

The most popular type in Japan is Nigiri where as in Western Countries it is the Maki Rolls. You can read more about the differences between the two by clicking on the image below.

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The increasing popularity of sushi outside of Japan has resulted in other ingredients such as avocado, cucumber, okara, fake crab meat(pollock), fruits and other varieties of meats and sauces. 

Sushi List with Calories Info (Constantly Updated)

Sushi Description Ingredients Calories
Salmon Skin Roll

Popular in North America.  Has a nice crispy sweet taste.  Main ingredient is Grilled Salmon Skin which is packed with nutrients. 

Salmon, Grilled Salmon Skin, Avocado 245
Hawaiian Roll

Popular on the West Coast of United States and Hawaii, this roll is characterized by red and green hana ebi.  

Shoyu Tuna, Tuna, Tamago, Kanpyo, Kamaboko, Hana Ebi, Shrimp Powder 245
British Columbia Roll

Also known as the BC Roll, it contains barbecued pacific salmon and cucumber. Also as a substitute, barbecued salmon skin with mayo is used. Hidekazu Tojo claimed to have invented it in 1974 in Vancouver.

Salmon, Cucumber, Mayonnais, Eel Sauce, Grilled Salmon Skin 245
Caterpillar Roll

Characterized by intricate layers of thinly sliced avocado pieces placed on top of the roll, making it resemble the back of a caterpillar. Read More on Caterpillar Roll.

Cucumber, eel, Avocado 247
California Roll

Probably one of the most famous roll outside of Japan.  Main ingredient is Crab Meat where most restaurants will use imitation crab meat pollock.

Cucumber, Crab meat, Pollock, Avocado 255
Spicy Scallop Roll

Popular in North America.  Main ingredients are Rice, chopped Scallop and Sriracha sauce.  Could also have Cucumbers, Avocado, or Pickled Ginger.

Scallop, Sriracha 289
Spider Roll

Spider roll is known to have a crunch that comes from the breaded or battered deep-fried soft shell crab. Other ingredients used are cucumber, avocado, daikon sprouts or lettuce, and spicy mayonnaise. Calories based on 4 pieces.

Soft Shell Crab, Crab, Cucumber, Avocado, Daikon, Lettuce, Mayonnais, Spicy Mayonnais 317
Philadelphia Roll

A very popular Roll in North America. Its iconic ingredient is Cream Cheese, hence the name Philadelphia Roll because of Philadelphia Cream Cheese.  Other main ingredient is raw or smoked salmon.

Salmon, Cream Cheese, Cucumber, Avocado, Onion 320
Anago Roll

This Sushi Roll special ingredient is Mitsuba(Japanese Parsley).  Other ingredients include BBQ Eel, cucmbers and Japanese Mayo.  

Barbecue Eel, Parsley, Cucumber 340
Red Dragon Roll

If you like Tuna, then this roll is for you.  Has cucumbers that gives it an added crunch.

Spicy Tuna, Tuna, Cucumber 340