First of all, sashimi and sushi are two different things.

Sashimi is a kind of fresh fish, shellfish or beef cut into slices, blocks or strips and used directly. It can be eaten with dipping sauce.

Sashimi includes salmon sashimi, tuna sashimi, red clam sashimi, sea urchin sashimi, sea bream sashimi, octopus sashimi, wagyu sashimi, etc., all fall into this category.

Sushi is a food made with vinegar-seasoned cold rice (referred to as vinegar rice) as the main ingredient, plus fish, seafood, vegetables or eggs as ingredients.

Types include:

Hako sushi. "Hako sushi" first puts the rice into a wooden box, spreads various ingredients on it, seals it and presses it, and then puts the wooden box The sushi is photographed and cut into pieces, shaped like a box, hence the name. "Handroll" is actually a type of "maki". It is said that in the 18th century, those Japanese gamblers lingered in the casino (Tekkaba) all day long. When they were gambling but were afraid of starving to death, they put tuna (tuna) meat in the casino. During the meal, roll it up with seaweed. You can eat big mouthfuls without the rice grains sticking to the cards and fingers, killing two birds with one stone, so it is very popular among gamblers. This kind of food originated from casinos, so it was called tekkamabi, and gradually evolved into today's hand rolls.

Salmon sushi Among them, the more representative ones are salmon sushi from Hokkaido and Aomori Prefecture. Salmon sushi is made by adding fresh raw salmon (salmon) slices and radish with rice and koji pickles.

radish sushi Ishikawa Prefecture’s radish sushi is made of thinly sliced ??radishes salted in winter and combined with raw salmon fillets, rice, and koji pickles. Radish sushi is Japan’s most representative pickled fish. Sushi.

Maki-zushi: Spread a layer of seaweed (seaweed) on a small bamboo curtain, then a layer of rice, put ingredients in the middle, roll it up into a long roll, and then cut it into small sections.

Futo-maki is a sushi roll with a relatively long diameter and usually has several toppings.

Hoso-maki, as the name suggests, is relatively thin and usually contains only one ingredient.

Hand roll (te-maki), sushi is rolled into a cone shape (similar to an ice cream cone). It is difficult to hold with chopsticks, so it is usually eaten with hands.

Ura-maki, in turn, wrap the center ingredient with seaweed, and then wrap it with rice. Sprinkle a layer of sesame seeds, fish roe, crab roe, etc. on the outside.

Gunkan-maki (gunkan-maki), the rice is wrapped in seaweed into an oval shape, and the ingredients are placed on top. Sushi

Oshi-zushi (oshi-zushi), also known as wooden sushi or overnight sushi, is mainly popular in Kansai, Japan. It uses a long small wooden box (oshi-zushi) to assist in making sushi. The maker first spreads the ingredients on the bottom layer of the box, then puts rice on it, and then presses the lid of the box down hard. The finished sushi will be shaped into a square shape and finally cut into bite-size pieces.

Nigiri-zushi (nigiri-zushi), (rising in Japan's Edo period), the maker holds the rice into bite-size pieces with his hands, coats it with a layer of wasabi (Japanese mustard), and finally puts on the toppings. Depending on the type of ingredients, sometimes a piece of seaweed is used to tie the two together. In Japan, the word "sushi" mostly refers to nigiri sushi unless otherwise stated.

Inari-zushi, rice filled with toppings. Common ingredients are fried tofu skin, fried eggs, cabbage (broccoli), etc.

Chirashi-zushi is slightly different from the sushi described previously. Sushi

Edomae chirashi-zushi (Edomae chirashi-zushi), common in the Kanto region, consists of ingredients sprinkled on rice in a bowl.

Gomoku chirashi-zushi, common in the Kansai region, consists of ingredients mixed into rice in a bowl.

As for the price, it’s really hard to say. For example, sushi is relatively cheap in small shops that specialize in sushi. They usually range from 3 yuan to 10 yuan each. The price varies depending on the type. If you go to a specialty Japanese food store to eat, the price will be very high, usually more than ten yuan each on average. Sashimi seems to be only available in Japanese food stores, and the price is very expensive. Generally, you can get 7 or 8 pieces for 100 yuan.