Skip to content
even.best

The best kinds of sushi

The top 3 according to 7 votes from people: Nigiri · Maki · Temaki. (Updated Apr 22, 2023.)

Nigiri, maki, chirashi and narezushi: the main kinds of Japanese sushi and regional styles.

Mai Yoshida · · 16 items · 7 votes · 1 comment

Automatically translated (original in 日本語). See the original

Top 16

  1. 1

    Nigiri

    Edo-style sushi of fish on hand-pressed rice.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  2. 2

    Maki

    Sushi rolled in nori.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  3. 3

    Temaki

    Hand-rolled cone sushi.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  4. 4

    Funazushi

    Shiga's fermented crucian carp.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  5. 5

    Inari-zushi

    Sushi rice in fried tofu pouches.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  6. 6

    Oshi-zushi

    Kansai sushi pressed in a mould.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  7. 7

    Battera

    Pressed mackerel sushi.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  8. 8

    Futomaki

    Thick roll with many fillings.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  9. 9

    Hosomaki

    Thin rolls such as tuna or cucumber.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  10. 10

    Bara-zushi

    Okayama-style scattered sushi.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  11. 11

    Narezushi

    Fermented sushi, the original form.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  12. 12

    Chakin-zushi

    Sushi wrapped in thin omelette.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  13. 13

    California roll

    Inside-out roll born in America.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  14. 14

    Chirashi

    Toppings scattered over sushi rice.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 1

    -1
  15. 15

    Saba-zushi

    Kyoto's mackerel bar sushi.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 1

    -1
  16. 16

    Kakinoha-zushi

    Nara sushi wrapped in persimmon leaves.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 1

    -1

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.

Is something missing?

Log in to add an item

Comments (1)

Log in to comment

藤田 恵 · 日本語

握り寿司が一番なのは当然。でもなれずしや鮒鮨が入っているのは渋いですね。

More rankings like this