Sushi and rolls - today these oriental dishes captivate the hearts and stomachs of gourmets around the world. However, not every "sushifanat" knows the difference between the two types of Japanese delicacies.
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Appetizing rolls and sushi are ideal for fans of a healthy diet, exotic delights and those who are on a diet. Extremely tasty and healthy food allows you to quickly get enough, having received maximum pleasure. It is noteworthy that sushi and rolls are the closest "relatives", more precisely, rolls are considered one of the varieties of sushi. Although today, portioned pieces rolled into rolls have many of their variations. What can be different sushi from rolls?
Distinctive features of sushi and rolls
Often, sushi and rolls are confused, passing off one after another, which misleads the uninitiated. Sushi are lumps of boiled rice on which strips of eel, octopus, shrimp, pieces of salmon, etc. are laid. For convenience, sushi is often fixed with a strip of nori.
They give a beautiful shape to the rolls by twisting the “sausage” of the selected products using a bamboo mat. And sushi is traditionally prepared by hand, giving a rounded shape to a rice cake.
Rolls are similar to small rolls, the ingredients for which can be not only seafood, but also fruits, cheese, vegetables, meat. Depending on the type, the rolls can be wrapped in nori leaves, and uramaki rolls are popular today. So called rolls "inside out" in which there are no nori algae, and pieces of fish play the role of a shell.
Another difference between the two types of Japanese culinary masterpieces is that, as a rule, in sushi restaurants, sushi is served individually, while the rolls are served in portions of six or eight pieces. Assorted sets are also common today, and sushi and rolls with different fillings can be components of such sets. You can order fashionable rolls and sushi even as a snack, for delivery of mouth-watering dishes there are car sushi, couriers of sushi bars.