[Ronin]

Hi Everyone!

I'm going to get a bit technical here. Sushi, in Japanese refers to vinegared rice (with a bit of sugar -- yikes!). In addition, the type of rice used to make Sushi is a high starch variety that is very sticky (due to the higher than normal starch content). Sushi, therefore, refers to any food served with this kind of prepared rice.

The most common form of this is "Nigiri Sushi" which are the artful rolls, and decorated rice balls served in most Japanese (style) restaurants. Chirashi sushi is the home-style version with raw fish and vegetables served in a bowl on top of a bunch of the sushi rice.

Sashimi is simply raw fish served with a bit of wasabi on the side and shoyu (soy sauce).

How does one "bolus" for sushi? As a Pre-D I don't know, but will re-state that the rice being used is both high in starch and has had a mixture of vinegar and sugar added to make it more sticky and give it a bit of flavor.

Sashimi, to the best of my knowledge, has zero carbs, mostly protien, and unless it is a fatty fish, almost no fat either.