What are the different kinds of Sushi?

There are a few different kinds, depending on how the item is presented. They are:

Chirashi Sushi
Usually a bowl or box of sushi rice topped with a variety of sashimi.

Inari Sushi
Aburage (fried pouches of tofu) stuffed with sushi rice.

Maki-zushi 
The rice and seaweed rolls with fish and/or vegetables. There are also more specific terms for the rolls depending on the style. They are:

Futomaki - thick rolls
Hosomaki - thin rolls
Uramaki - inside-out rolls

Nigiri Sushi 
The little fingers of rice topped with wasabi and a filet of raw or cooked fish or shellfish. Generally the most common form of sushi you will see.

Temaki Sushi 
Also called a hand-roll. Cones of sushi rice, fish and vegetables wrapped in seaweed. It is very similar to maki roll.

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