Michi Sushi Menu
| Aji: Horse Mackerel Less fishy tasting than Spanish Mackerel. Served marinated in vinegar. |
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| Anago: Sea Eel Salt water eel, pre-cooked (boiled) and then grilled before serving, less rich than unagi (fresh water eel). |
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| Awabi: Abalone They could be steamed or raw , depending on the freshness. |
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| Amaebi: Sweet Shrimp Usually served raw. Soft and melts in your mouth. Sometimes served with the deep-fried shells of the shrimp. Eat the shells like you would crayfish. |
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| Ika: Squid The body is eaten raw and the tentacles are usually served toasted on a bed of rice. |
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| Ikura: Salmon roe It looks beautiful like jewelry, and tastes very good. |
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| Tako: Octopus The body is eaten raw and the tentacles are usually served toasted on a bed of rice. |
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| Unagi: Freshwater Eel Grilled. It tastes similar to teriyaki. (Called Kabayaki) |
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| Maguro (Akami): Tuna (Red Meat) Sometimes called Akami which literally means red fresh. Akami is the leaner flesh from the "sides" of the fish. |
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| Chu-Toro: Tuna (Fatty Meat ) It is the tuna belly(the fatty part) which is more tasty than Akami. |
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| O-Toro: Tuna (The Most Fatty Meat) Fatty part of tuna is called "toro" in Japanese. "O-toro" is considered the most prized and expensive part of tuna, like tenderloin of beef. And there is a small part called "sunazuri" within O-toro. The texture of sunazuri is marbled with thin lines of fat. The look and the taste of sunazuri make it very special. |
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| Sake: Salmon Served raw or smoked. Could be served with a piece of lemon on top for increasing appetite. |
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| Hamachi: Young Yellowtail Looks like white meat, but acutually Hamachi is red meat. |
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| Kuruma-ebi: Prawn It looks beautiful and tastes good. |
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| Tobiko: Flying-fish Roe Tobiko looks beautiful and tastes good. |
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| Uni: Sea Urchin Kind of fishy, but very smooth and tasty. |
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| Tamago: Egg Sweetend baked egg custard which is called Tamago-yaki. |
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| Tekka-maki: Tuna Roll Raw tuna roll wrapped by rice and seaweed. It's easy to eat because it's only a one bite size. |
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| Kappa-maki: Cucumber Roll Cucumber roll wrapped by rice and seaweed. It tastes refreshing after eating lots of fish based sushi. |
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| Shinko-maki: Pickled Radish Roll Pickled Radish roll wrapped by rice and seaweed. It is very salty. |
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| California-maki: California Roll Sushi roll with crab meat and avocado. |
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