Everything You Need to Know About Sushi

Let's boost your sushi confidence with a quick lesson on the basics.

Everything You Need to Know About Sushi The term sushi literally means "sour-tasting." Its history goes back very, very far and can be defined as any dish consisting of vinegar-flavored, cold-cooked rice—usually garnished with raw fish or some kind of seafood. The single most important thing to know about sushi is that it is ridiculously good. Like, so good. Though we will admit, it isn't the easiest cuisine to navigate in restaurant menus. So let's boost your sushi confidence with a quick lesson on the basics, and maybe a little bit more. READ MORE More Tips to Try First Things First: Sashimi Isn't Sushi See More Choosing Fish for Sushi or Sashimi See More The Art of Japanese Sushi Rice See More A Beginner's Sushi Glossary See More The Spruce Eats on YouTube Learn to Make 5 Delicious Dumpling Recipes Watch & Learn More From The Spruce 20-Minute Tuna Sushi Rolls Japanese Rice Balls Inari: Rice-Stuffed Tofu Pockets Did somebody forward you this email? Sign Up for Cooking School by The Spruce Eats Newsletter! Have feedback? Send us an email at contact@thespruceeats.com, subject line: Newsletter Feedback. Follow us:   You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to Cooking School by The Spruce Eats newsletter. Unsubscribe © 2021 Dotdash.com — All rights reserved. Privacy Policy. A DOTDASH BRAND 28 Liberty Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY, 10005