Delicious Fish
suzuki (sea bass, maybe also rockfish?) saba (mackeral (sic, sp?)) hirame (halibut or flounded -- another source said fluke, too) sake (smoked or cured salmon) unagi (freshwater eel) Negi Hama (yellowtail and negi onion)
Hamachi (young yellowtail "tuna", although I think yellowtail isn't technically tuna)
RoeIkura (salmon roe) Tobiko (Flying fish roe) &
Kinds of tuna
Maguro (tuna, leaner flesh from the dies of the fish) Akami (lean tuna "cut from the back of the fish") tekka (tuna, esp. in a roll) Toro (fatty tuna, from the belly) Shiro Maguro (Albacore tuna (note: sometimes not on menu but askable))
Vegetables
Oshinko (pickled vegetables, usually cucumber) Natto (sticky, strong-tasting fermented soybeans) Kanpyo (Dried gourd strips (or at least, something to do with gourd) & kappa (cucumber in a roll) ume (plum?) tamago -- egg omelet sushi ("sweet egg custard wrapped in dried seaweed")
Futo - maki ("a fat roll filled with rice, sweetened cooked egg, pickled gourd, and bits of vegetables" (also means "oversized rolls") &
Seafood you can't eat
Ika (squid) Tako (cooked octopus) Kani (crab meat (not imitation)) Mirugai (Long neck clam/surf/geoduck/horseneck clam) ebi (cooked shrimp) ama-ebi (sweet shrip) hotate (scallop -- also, hotategai is scallop)
Uni ("What is actually served is the gonads of the sea urchin. Its soft texture, held in place with a band of nori, has a delicious, subtle, nut-like flavor and is a definite favorite among advanced sushi eaters." -- although when this is just the roe i guess i can have it)
Something else you can't eat
Unakyu (grilled eel and cucumber roll)
and one other thing
Chirashi Sushi: "scattered sushi" - in which the rice and ingredients are casually mixed together: a Japanese dish consisting of SUSHI MESHI (vinegared rice) served with various ingredients including chopped vegetables, SASHIMI, CURED FISH,ROE, NORI and omelet slices. In Japanese homes, the ingredients are either scattered on top of or mixed throughout the rice. In sushi bars, chirashi is more formal ? ingredients are separately arranged on top of the rice for a more elegant presentation.
Other words
maki (roll. modifier?)
However, to make things easier (or more complicated!) some Japanese -- especially older people -- prefer to pronounce sake (the fish) as "shake" (sha-kay). This also shows up in compound words, such as shio-jake ("salted salmon").
other (ignore this)
Unconfirmedinari-zushi ("vinegared rice and vegetables wrapped in a bag of fried tofu") grouper nigiri (Hata) Nameko Oroshi - $7.00 (mushrooms/radish) Shirasu Oroshi - $8.50 (baby eel) Hiyayakko (tofu with seafood seasonings)
Other stuff
Shishamo - $7.00 (broiled smelt) Yakitori - $6.50 (skewers) Ika Natto - $7.50 (squid and soybeans) Maguro Natto - $8.00 (tuna and soybeans) Oshinko Moriawase - $6.00 (crunchy pickles) Tako Shiokara - $4.50 (octopus platter) Ika Shiokara - $4.50 (pickled squid) Gyutataki - $10.00 (seared sirloin) Gyu Negima Yaki - $12.00 (seared beef with onions) Itawasa - $6.00 (fish cake) Yamaimo Sengiri - $7.50 (yam) Maguro Yamakake - $8.00 (raw tuna, yam)