The A to Z of sushi...

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Tai - Red snapper or similar fish. Tai is used to describe many delicate white pinkie fleshed fish. Traditional Tai can only be found in Japan as its demand exceeds its supply!

Tako - Cooked Octopus

Tamago - Term for egg, when used for sushi.

Tamago yaki - Seasoned Egg omelette

Tamago soboro - Scrambled eggs

Tamari - Wheat free soy sauce

Tekka - Tuna Roll

Temaki-zushi - Hand rolled cones containing rice and toppings

Tempura - Type of batter that is used to coat vegetables and fish then deep fried

Tobiko - flying-fish roe, very versatile for all kinds of sushi. Often died many wonderful colours such as bright red, green, yellow

Tofu - Soybean curd, 0% cholesterol

Tori - Chicken.

Torigai - Japanese cockle

Toro - Fatty Tuna, cut from the belly of the fish

Tsuma - General term for garnish or decoration, also known as "kazari"