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
Halibut

Halibut has a light and earthy taste.  A good starter when eating Sushi.

Halibut 43
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
Honey,thyme Roasted Carrot, Red Pepper & Spring Onion Uramaki

A beautiful vegetarian roll with summer like ingredients.  Nice touch of black toasted sesame seeds to compliment the sweetness of the honey and carrots.  Click here to read more and for recipe.

Carrots, Red Pepper, Spring Onions, Thyme, Sesame Seeds
Mackerel

Low in price since this type of fish is abundant. One of the most healthiest type of fish but not very popular.  Served cooked but can eaten Raw(must eaten after caught) Oily and dry texture.  Tends to spoil fast, so do not take out.

Mackerel 88
Mango Roll

This roll is topped off with a creamy mango paste.  Inside it has ingredients such as avocado, crab meat, tempura shrimp and mango slices.

Mango, Mango Paste, Avocado, Crab meat, Shrimp 143
Michigan Roll

Similar to a Spicy Tuna Roll which has fillings of smelt roe, spicy sauce and avocado.

Tuna, Spicy Tuna, Smelt Roe, Spicy Sauce, Avocado 440
Octopus (tako)

Takois is sliced thinly because of hard texture and is eaten raw.  Sushi Chef's prepare the octupus by massaging the meat and infusing it with Daikon radish to increase tenderness.  It is wrapped onto the rice with a nori belt because it doesnt stick well to the rice.

Octopus, Tako 46
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
Rainbow Kiwi Roll

A colorful sushi roll, with main ingredients being Kiwis and Prawns.  Great for Summer!

Eeg, Kiwi, Salmon, Prawn 470
Rainbow Roll

Very similar to a uramaki California roll but with multiple types of fish and covered in avocado.

Yellowtail, Tuna, Salmon, Snapper, White Fish, eel, Avocado 476