Maki Sushi…

refers to any type of sushi which is made in a roll with nori (toasted seaweed sheet) and sushi rice, either inside or outside, with various fillings. The word maki means roll in Japanese and comes in several different varieties.  There are four main types of maki, Temaki Hand roll, Hosomaki thin roll, uramaki inside out roll, and futomaki or fat roll.  Temaki is rolled in the chefs hand in a conical shape with the nori on the outside and multiple ingredients.  Salmon skin roll is a common handroll. Hosomaki is a single ingredient six piece roll with a thin strip of rice on the inside and nori on the outside.  Tuna roll (tekamaki) and cucumber roll (kappamaki) are common thin rolls.  Uramaki is a multiple ingredient roll with the rice on the outside of the nori sheet. A typical roll of this type is the California roll.  Also called an inside out roll the rice completely covers the sheet of nori on the outside allowing more room for the ingredients on the inside. It is served in eight pieces. Futomaki is also inside out with the rice on the outside but is rolled lengthwise allowing even more room for ingredients such as an entire softshell crab.  A traditional futomaki is a vegetarian roll but they have come to include things like shrimp tempura rolls as well.

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