Sushi type

Nigiri

A hand-pressed bite of sushi rice topped with one main ingredient. It is one of the easiest ways to identify the featured fish or topping.

Sake NigiriNigiri

Sake Nigiri

Nigiri topped with salmon.

Not spicy
Raw fish
Balanced flavor

Typical ingredients

Salmon, sushi rice, optional wasabi

Maguro NigiriNigiri

Maguro Nigiri

Nigiri topped with tuna.

Not spicy
Raw fish
Balanced flavor

Typical ingredients

Tuna, sushi rice, optional wasabi

Ebi NigiriNigiri

Ebi Nigiri

Nigiri topped with cooked prawn.

Not spicy
No raw fish
Delicate flavor

Typical ingredients

Cooked prawn, sushi rice

Aburi Sake NigiriNigiri

Aburi Sake Nigiri

Nigiri topped with seared salmon and optional sauce.

Not spicy
No raw fish
Balanced flavor

Typical ingredients

Seared salmon, sushi rice, optional sauce

Unagi NigiriNigiri

Unagi Nigiri

Nigiri topped with cooked eel and unagi sauce.

Not spicy
No raw fish
Bold flavor

Typical ingredients

Cooked eel, sushi rice, unagi sauce

Toro NigiriNigiri

Toro Nigiri

Nigiri topped with fatty tuna belly.

Not spicy
Raw fish
Bold flavor

Typical ingredients

Fatty tuna belly, sushi rice

Hamachi NigiriNigiri

Hamachi Nigiri

Nigiri topped with yellowtail.

Not spicy
Raw fish
Delicate flavor

Typical ingredients

Yellowtail, sushi rice

Butterfish NigiriNigiri

Butterfish Nigiri

Nigiri topped with butterfish.

Not spicy
Raw fish
Balanced flavor

Typical ingredients

Butterfish, sushi rice

Tamago NigiriNigiri

Tamago Nigiri

Nigiri topped with Japanese omelette.

Not spicy
No raw fish
Delicate flavor

Typical ingredients

Japanese omelette, sushi rice, optional nori

Hotate NigiriNigiri

Hotate Nigiri

Nigiri topped with scallop.

Not spicy
Raw fish
Delicate flavor

Typical ingredients

Scallop, sushi rice

Kani NigiriNigiri

Kani Nigiri

Nigiri topped with crab or surimi.

Not spicy
No raw fish
Delicate flavor

Typical ingredients

Crab or surimi, sushi rice

Avocado NigiriNigiri

Avocado Nigiri

Nigiri topped with avocado.

Not spicy
No raw fish
Delicate flavor

Typical ingredients

Avocado, sushi rice, optional nori

Tako NigiriNigiri

Tako Nigiri

Nigiri topped with cooked octopus.

Not spicy
No raw fish
Balanced flavor

Typical ingredients

Cooked octopus, sushi rice

Foie NigiriNigiri

Foie Nigiri

Nigiri topped with foie gras and optional sweet sauce.

Not spicy
No raw fish
Bold flavor

Typical ingredients

Foie gras, sushi rice, optional sweet sauce

Amaebi NigiriNigiri

Amaebi Nigiri

Nigiri topped with sweet shrimp.

Not spicy
Raw fish
Delicate flavor

Typical ingredients

Sweet shrimp, sushi rice

Suzuki NigiriNigiri

Suzuki Nigiri

Nigiri topped with sea bass.

Not spicy
Raw fish
Delicate flavor

Typical ingredients

Sea bass, sushi rice

Wagyu NigiriNigiri

Wagyu Nigiri

Nigiri topped with wagyu or beef and optional sauce.

Not spicy
No raw fish
Bold flavor

Typical ingredients

Wagyu or beef, sushi rice, optional sauce

Tai NigiriNigiri

Tai Nigiri

Nigiri topped with sea bream.

Not spicy
Raw fish
Delicate flavor

Typical ingredients

Sea bream, sushi rice

Ika NigiriNigiri

Ika Nigiri

Nigiri topped with squid.

Not spicy
Raw fish
Delicate flavor

Typical ingredients

Squid, sushi rice

Anago NigiriNigiri

Anago Nigiri

Nigiri topped with cooked conger eel and optional sweet sauce.

Not spicy
No raw fish
Balanced flavor

Typical ingredients

Cooked conger eel, sushi rice, optional sweet sauce

Ikura NigiriNigiri

Ikura Nigiri

Nigiri topped with salmon roe.

Not spicy
Raw fish
Bold flavor

Typical ingredients

Salmon roe, sushi rice, optional nori

Saba NigiriNigiri

Saba Nigiri

Nigiri topped with mackerel and optional vinegar.

Not spicy
Raw fish
Bold flavor

Typical ingredients

Mackerel, sushi rice, optional vinegar

Tobiko NigiriNigiri

Tobiko Nigiri

Nigiri topped with flying fish roe.

Not spicy
Raw fish
Balanced flavor

Typical ingredients

Flying fish roe, sushi rice, optional nori

Hokkigai NigiriNigiri

Hokkigai Nigiri

Nigiri topped with hokkigai surf clam.

Not spicy
No raw fish
Balanced flavor

Typical ingredients

Hokkigai surf clam, sushi rice

Shiitake NigiriNigiri

Shiitake Nigiri

Nigiri topped with shiitake mushroom and optional sauce.

Not spicy
No raw fish
Balanced flavor

Typical ingredients

Shiitake mushroom, sushi rice, optional sauce