What Are the Different Types of Sushi? 1 Maki Sushi. Sushi rolls. … 2 Uramaki Sushi. Another variation of maki sushi, uramaki sushi is sometimes called an inside-out roll because the rice is on the outside of the roll and the nori is on … 3 Nigiri Sushi. Nigiri is an elegant, often more expensive style of sushi. …
The term sushi is no longer used in its original context; it literally means “sour-tasting”. Sushi is traditionally made with medium-grain white rice, though it can be prepared with brown rice or short-grain rice. It is very often prepared with seafood, such as calamari, eel, or imitation crab meat.
Makizushi is the most well-known type of sushi. Maki means ‘roll’, therefore makizushi refers to rolled sushi. The sushi rice is wrapped in nori seaweed and rolled into one large log (cylinder), and then cut into six or eight serving-size pieces. They come in four basic forms: