What does Sushi Mean?

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Technically sushi stands for vinegared rice. In Japanese, 'su' means rice, and 'shi' comes from 'meshi', the Japanese word for rice. Sushi is a bed of rice with a piece of raw fish.

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What is Sushi?

Sushi is a Japanese food. Typically, it combines raw fish and vegetables. The mixture is rolled up with rice and seaweed. However, you can order types of sushi that use cooked meat

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What does Sushi Mean?

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How Many Calories in Sushi?

How many calories sushi has depends on the sushi. Most sushi has under 150 calories but some can go as high as 200 with the rice. The main calorie content comes from the rice.

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Who Invented Sushi?

When a food has been around as long as sushi has, it's impossible to trace the origins to just one inventor. The earliest sushi originated somewhere in Southeast Asia and was actually

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