Sushi Rice Topped with Assorted Sashimi Fish Shellfish, and Omelette

Edomae Chirashizushi

Preparation info
  • Yields

    4 to 5

    servings
    • Difficulty

      Easy

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By Hiroko Shimbo

Published 2000

  • About

Chirashizushi is the easiest sushi to prepare at home. For this preparation you do not need a sushi chef’s skill in rolling sushi or squeezing sticky rice in the palm. This dish is simply sushi rice in a bowl, decorated with toppings (chirashi means “to scatter things”). Toppings can vary from sliced raw fish and shellfish to cooked or vinegar-cured fish and shellfish, cooked vegetables, and rolled omelette.

Employing raw fish produces Tokyo-style chirashizushi,