Sushi
by Thelonious Frumkin
Sushi is more complicated than people think. There are four main types of sushi: roll sushi, topped rice sushi (nigiri-zushi), box sushi, and battleship sushi (gunkan makit-suzhi).
Roll sushi is probably the most common. It is made by lining up and rolling the ingredients into a log and chopping it up. There are three kinds of roll sushi: thin, thick, and inside out. Roll sushi is one of the only kinds of sushi you can make into art. You simply lay out the ingredients in a certain way and roll over all. I think roll sushi is a great type of sushi.
Another form of sushi is box sushi. You lay the topping in the bottom of the box and then lay rice down and press really hard. Chop it up and ta-daa: sushi. Box sushi was the first kind of sushi. People got the idea from storing fish in rice. Box sushi is very interesting because you can lay out patterns and have them appear on the sushi.
Another type of sushi is battleship sushi. Battleship sushi is mainly for ingredients that are hard to handle, sush as fish roe and sea urchin.
The final type of sushi is topped rice sushi. This type is very popular but takes a lot of practice to make. Start off by smearing a dab of wasabi on the fish. Then place the fish on the rice and form. To form, you must pinch the sides then push on the top. Repeat until the sushi is well formed.
Overall, I think sushi is an extremely healthy, delicious, and versatile food.
