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Sushi is one of the typical Japanese dishes well known throughout the world. 
Nigirizushi is a bite-size Sushi with fresh seafood or cooked ingredients placed on top of the rice. 
The rice used is called Sumeshi (vinegared rice) which is made by adding vinegar to the rice. Depending on the type of Sushi, a dab of Wasabi is added between the rice and ingredient and made into a bite-size lump. 

Other than Nigirizushi, there are Oshizushi (pressed Sushi made by layering vinegared rice and fish in a wooden mold and pressing it by placing a weight on top to form its shape) and Makizushi (rolled Sushi made by flattening some rice on a sheet of dried laver, adding some ingredients, and rolled into a cylindrical shape). Both types of Sushi are equally popular.

Sushi restaurants called “Kaitenzushi (conveyor-belt sushi)” where plates of Sushi on a rotating conveyor belt allowing customers to freely choose the ones they like to eat are popular because of such casual style and inexpensive pricing.