Japanese sushi
Feb 1, 2009
The original Japanese sushi: a healthy, tasty, romantic
In our times of plenty gastronomical concept of "exotic cuisine" applies to fewer and fewer meals. And if not so long ago we were exotic dishes of Oriental cuisine - including the Japanese, it is now increasingly sashimi, sushi rolls and can be found in the standard of the business lunch. Of course with a broad spread of so-called. Japanese restaurants slowly lost the original method of preparation of the land. Do not have special skills training Japanese food cooks often tuned to the tastes of the general public and added to dishes more familiar to the Russian gourmet components. At the same time, preparing the land, as well as any other part of the unique Japanese culture, has a share of a particular ritual. It was only the result of exceptionally well-respected in all the details of his prescription would be a unique flavor. But any modern Japanese restaurant will take your order for delivery of sashimi, sushi, rolls and other dishes. Enjoy Japanese cuisine: sushi order from the catalog, delivery of land and food free of charge in Moscow. A bit of history:
Sushi was the first time as a dish in South Asia: there, that during more time to maintain the taste of raw fish, rice guessed apply. The very character of land means "pickled fish." Its clean, razdelyvali, podsalivali and mixed with rice, then long kept under pressure (later replaced his cap). Fish as a result of canned and stored to more than one year. After that priobretavshy unpleasant smell and taste of rice simply discarded. By 7 the centennial of the land had been distributed in the territory of Japan, Thailand and China. Today, in a way preparing naredzusi in Japan. Only in the 17 century, began to appear well-known now with sushi rice in their composition was also seafood, vegetables and rice malt. Then add vinegar to the ingredients, and the fermentation has been no need. And in the 19 century, fish and even began to bring in raw form. Two main options for the preparation of the land since then little has changed. What are the land:
All land in any case include a specific figure, but the stuffing and seasonings can vary:
-Makidzusi: cylindrical shape of the land makisu (bamboo mat), sometimes - norii or covered with a thin omletom;
-Temaki: Sushi in the form of a cone, where the toppings are the broad end, unlike the others, they do not eat with chopsticks, and hands;
-Nigiridzusi: oblong rice lump, filling layer that covers the rice, wasabi (a kind of multi-kornevischnoy grass), the most common option;
-Futomaki: high land covered with nori and containing up to 3 types of fillings for flavor;
-Gunkan-maki: oval pressed lump of rice, which, with the help of nori (seaweed), attached to the toppings (caviar, or other)
and many others.