WHAT'S WHAT?

SUSHI are thin sliced fillets of different types of fresh fish on a specially prepared and shaped rice. Sushi is served with the extras of ginger, wasabi and soy sauce.

SASHIMI are specially sliced pieces of various sorts of the highest quality fish parts. It is served with sashimi cucumber and white radish.

MAKI are japanese rolls which consist of the combination of rice, nori seaweed, vegetables and fish. They are very tasty, decorative and are also served with soy sauce.

NORI are pressed and dried seaweeds which are extremely healthy and consist amino – acids, carotene and vitamin A. They are used for making various types of rolls.

WASABI is japanese spice which is extremely spicy and famous for the vitamin C.

Ginger (SHOGA) is used as a spice in various meals and also as an extra with sushi. It is made in a very particular way, it is pink coloured and has a spicy – sour taste.

MISO is a pasta made of fermented soy pieces. It is most often used for cooking the miso soup in which seaweeds, tofu and shitake mushrooms are added. Due to all of these ingredients, it is widely known that miso soup has anti – cancer effect.

NOODLES are also common in japanese kitchen. There are various types and shapes to these and they are used either in the soups or as a main course with different vegetables, meat and sauces.