Maguro Nigiri
Nigiri topped with tuna.
At a glance
- Spice
- Not spicy
- Flavour
- Balanced
- Raw fish
- Yes
Typical ingredients
- Tuna
- Sushi rice
- Optional wasabi
- Texture
- Firm and silky
Alternative names
Tuna NigiriNigiri de atun
How to identify this dish
What it is
A classic nigiri made with tuna over pressed sushi rice, sometimes with a small amount of wasabi.
How to recognize it
The tuna is usually a smooth red slice placed directly over the rice, without the outer nori of a roll.
For beginners
Its clean, balanced flavor makes the format easy to understand, but the catalogue version uses raw tuna.
Raw fish or seafood
Yes, in the catalogue version.
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