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今週一週間、評価会まではまだ落ち着かないが、中間試験、添削、採点そして返却まで無事に終わった・・・ので息抜きってことで築地までお寿司を食べに出かけた。親戚にお寿司屋さんが何件かある関係で自らお寿司を食べに行こう、なんて思ったことはなかったのだけど、今回はちょっとした機会があったから是非に、と行ってみた・・・それはそれは美味しかった！

お寿司を食べに来ている外国人も結構いたりして、絶妙の人気を誇る日本料理なのね、永遠に。

Sushi is the most famous Japanese dish outside of Japan, and one of the most popular dishes among the Japanese themselves who usually enjoy sushi on special occasions.
During the Edo period, "sushi" refered to pickled fish conserved in vinegar. Nowadays sushi can be defined as a dish containing rice which has been prepared with sushi vinegar. There are many different types of sushi.
Some popular ones are:

Nigiri
Small rice balls with fish, etc. on top. There are countless varieties of nigirizushi, some of the most common ones being tuna, shrimp, eel, squid, octopus and fried egg.

Gunkan
Small cups made of sushi rice and dried seaweed filled with seafood, etc. There are countless varieties of gunkanzushi, some of the most common ones being sea urchin and various kinds of fish eggs.

Norimaki
Sushi rice and seafood, etc. rolled in dried seaweed sheets. There are countless varieties of sushi rolls differing in ingredients and thickness. Sushi rolls prepared "inside out" are very popular outside of Japan, but rarely found in Japan.