In Japanese cuisine, sushi is a food made of vinegared rice, usually topped with other ingredients including fish (cooked or uncooked) and vegetables.

Outside of Japan, sushi is sometimes misunderstood to mean the raw fish by itself, or even any fresh raw-seefood dishes. In Japan, sliced raw fish alone is called sashimi and is distinct from sushi.

Makizushi (lit. rolled sushi). A cylindrical piece, formed with the help of a bamboo mat, called a makisu.

Makizushi is generally wrapped in nori, but can occasionally be found wrapped in a thin omelette, sesame seeds, cucumber, or parsley. Makizushi is usually cut into six or eight pieces, which constitues an order.