Accordingly, the International Food Specialized – Taste Atlas – has chosen 10 Japanese seafood dishes in the list of 55 best Japanese seafood dishes of this country that everyone should try.
Grade 1 – Kaisendon (4.6 star evaluation points)
Kaisendon, also known as seafood rice, traditional Japanese dishes are made from hot rice covered with fresh seafood. Kaisendon processing is quite simple when the rice is cooked and then covered with a layer of fresh seafood cut into thin slices.
Seafood is often used to process Kaendon including salmon, tuna, squid, shrimp, scallops, sea urchins, crabs; Like vegetables with cucumbers, seaweed, salt radish and salmon eggs. This dish is often used in soy sauce, mustard and ginger.
Grade 2 – Otoro Nigiri Sushi (4.6 stars)
Otoro Nigiri Sushi is a traditional type of Nigiri sushi. It includes sushi rice pressed by hand, covered with fragrant tuna slices. The otoro abdomen is valuable, taken from the meat layer close to the fish head. Otoro has an eye -catching pale pink, interspersed with characteristic white grease.
The dish has a rich flavor and melting texture in the mouth makes the price quite expensive. Traditionally, this sushi is eaten by hand in a single piece. It is often served with soy sauce, wasabi or soaked ginger.
Rank 3 – Chormoro Nigiri Sushi (4.6 stars)
Chormiro Nigiri Sushi is a traditional type of nigiri sushi, including sushi rice that is pressed by hand, covered with tuna slices of moderate fat. Located between the abdomen and back of the fish, Chormoo is a combination of lean meat and fat. This meat has a soft texture and a moderate greasy flavor. Chutoro is often a popular choice between Otoro and Maguro because of its reasonable price and rich flavor experience.
Traditionally, this sushi is eaten by hand in one enjoyment, served with soy sauce, wasabi or soaked ginger.
Grade 4 – Anago Nigiri Sushi (4.6 stars)
Anago Nigiri is a traditional type of nigiri sushi, including hand -pressed sushi rice, covered with slices of salted eel meat (Anago). Anago is always cooked and fat will be decomposed during this process. As a result, the meat is softer and more porous than the Unagi (Nigiri Eel freshwater eel), more tough and has a unique texture.
When serving, Nigiri Anago Sushi is often spread Tsume, concentrated broth from Anago cooking, which has a sweet taste like grilled meat. Therefore, it is used instead of soy sauce. These dishes with this nigiri sushi include Wasabi and soaked ginger.
Rank 5 – Nigiri (4.5 Star score)
Nigiri or Nigirizushi is a special hand -pressed sushi, in which the meat is sliced and pressed on the sushi rice. It was developed in Tokyo (then called Edo) in the 1800s. Sometimes, Nori seaweed was used to wrap all the mixture and hold them together.
The coverage is usually seafood such as shrimp, tuna, cod black dots or eel, and must always be fresh and have the best quality. Traditionally, Nigirizushi combined with perilla leaves, wasabi, soy sauce or soaked ginger, sometimes decorated with white radish and salt seaweed. This dish is traditionally eaten by hand, in just one bite.
Class 6 – Unadon (4.5 Star Score)
UNADON is a Japanese dish including grilled pile pile (eel) placed on steamed rice. Eel is grilled in the style of kabayaki, in which meat is cut in half, gut, cut in half, cut into square, skewers, then dip in Tare sauce before baking.
Tare sauce includes soy sauce, mirin, sugar and sake. It provides the necessary caramelization for eel meat during baking. Before serving, Unadon is usually decorated with Sanshō fruit above. In Kantō, eels are often steamed before grilling, creating a softer texture for fish, while in Kansai, eel is only grilled without steaming first. The way to enjoy eel with this rice was invented in the Edo period and today has become a traditional dish in Japanese cuisine.
Grade 7 – Maguro Nigiri Sushi (4.5 stars)
Maguro Nigiri Sushi is a traditional Nigiri Sushi. It includes sushi rice that is pressed by hand and covered with tuna slices. The lean meat from the back or other parts of tuna, does not contain much fat like otoro or chormo. Maguro has a solid texture and softer flavor. This meat is often loved by the freshness and certainty, suitable for those who prefer softer in sashimi.
The dish has a light flavor and a rich texture, very suitable for beginners. Traditionally, this sushi is eaten by hand in a single piece. It is often served with soy sauce, wasabi or soaked ginger.
Grade 8 – Tekkadon (4.5 Star score)
Tekkadon is a simple Japanese dish, including steamed rice with vinegar flavor, covered with pieces of tuna living in Sashimi style. This dish is usually decorated with nori seaweed and sliced scallions, often served with soy sauce.
This term is sometimes used instead of Maguro Zuke Don – a similar dish that combines marinated tuna pieces and often serves without dipping sauce. Tekkadon belongs to the group of Donburi dishes and can enjoy as a light main dish.
Grade 9 – Sashimi (4.4 Star score)
Sashimi is a Japanese dish including sliced raw fish or shelled animals (or even meat), served with soy sauce and other ingredients such as wasabi or ground ginger. The most common components used in sashimi processing are tuna, squid, scallop and octopus.
Sashimi can be cut in different ways to change the appearance of the dish, from thin to thick fish slices. It is often used as an appetizer, decorated with shiso leaves, cucumber and seaweed. There is a tradition in Japan is to serve an odd amount of sashimi pieces on a plate called mukozuke, Because it is thought that the number of even ingredients will bring unfortunate. Sashimi is often confused with another popular Japanese dish, sushi, a dish made from raw fish and vinegar.
Grade 10 – EBI Furai (4.4 Star points)
EBI Furai belongs to the Kawari-Ece group of fried dishes, and also considered Meibutsu- Japanese term used to refer to the famous dishes of some specific regions, because this fried shrimp is one of the typical dishes of Nagoya.
EBI Furai is often served with Thai cabbage, decorated with lemon slices, and enjoyed with tartar sauce, Hoisin or Worcestershire. This dish may be called by the menu or served in the Bento box, the meal brings a common part in Japanese cuisine, and some places also provide these delicious shrimp donuts in the form of EBI-Sando (shrimp sandwich) and EBI-DOG (hot dog shrimp), while the most impressive type is Maki Ebi Furai: Crispy fried shrimp rolls and sliced in Maki Sushi style.
According to Taste Atlas
