Sushi Database (with Calories Count)
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.
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 | |
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Spanish Mackerel | A small and tasty fish that is served with a dash lemon juice. Very affordable and one of the healthiest fish. |
Spanish Mackerel | 95 | |
Seattle Roll | The Seattle Roll contains cucumber, avocado, raw salmon, and masago or tobiko. Substitute ingredients include smoked or seared salmon and cream cheese. |
Cucumber, Avocado, Salmon, Masago, Tobiko, Cream Cheese | 380 | |
Sea Eel | Sea eel is cook lightly until it become soft. Soft in texture and light. Sauce is used is a combination of eel juice, soy sauce, rice wine, and sugar |
eel, Eel Sauce, Sea Eel | 45 | |
Scallop (hotate) | A shelffish high in glycogen which gives its taste and sweetness. Very soft in texture. |
Scallop, Hotate | 56 | |
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 | |
Salmon Roe (ikura) | Roe is the fully ripe internal egg masses in the ovaries. The roe of the Salmon is removed and marinated in soy sauce and sake. It is then wrapped in Nori. |
Salmon Roe, Salmon | 40 | |
Salmon | A quite recent addition to Japanese sushi but is very popular in North America. Salmon that is typically used in sushi today is farm raised. Salmon is a popular choice because it has a rich and flavorful taste and it is also very healthy. To get the best taste Read More on Sushi Grade Salmon. |
Salmon | 56 | |
Red Snapper (tai) | Red Snapper is a white fish and is prepared several ways(Aged, Skin is only served, and marinated with Kombu) Popular is the skin preparation of the Red Snapper, considered lighter in texture than other fishes. |
Red Snapper, Tai | 41 | |
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 | |
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 |