Q 01/05

Sushi comes from which country?

A) China

B) Japan

C) Thailand

D) Mexico

Answer · why

B) Japan

It started as a way of keeping fish from going bad, and became a fast food in the city of Edo, now Tokyo.

Q 02/05

Which ingredient is in every kind of sushi?

A) Raw fish

B) Seaweed

C) Cucumber

D) Vinegared rice

Answer · why

D) Vinegared rice

Lots of sushi has no fish at all. The special sticky rice, mixed with vinegar, sugar and salt, is what makes it sushi.

Q 03/05

What does the word 'sushi' actually mean in Japanese?

A) Sour-tasting

B) Raw fish

C) Little roll

D) Fresh from the sea

Answer · why

A) Sour-tasting

The sour taste comes from the vinegar in the rice, so 'sushi' never meant 'raw seafood' even though many people think it does.

Q 04/05

Thin slices of raw fish served WITHOUT rice are called what?

A) Sushi

B) Tempura

C) Sashimi

D) Ramen

Answer · why

C) Sashimi

People often mix the two up, but if there is no rice it is not sushi.

Q 05/05

What is the dark green wrapper around a sushi roll made from?

A) Spinach

B) Cabbage

C) Green paper

D) Seaweed

Answer · why

D) Seaweed

It is called nori and is a type of red algae that is farmed in the sea, then dried into sheets a bit like paper.