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battleship roll; gunkan-maki sushi
A type of sushi where a strip of nori seaweed is wrapped around a ball of rice to form a cup, which is then topped with soft ingredients like sea urchin or salmon roe. Named for its resemblance to a battleship.
いくらの軍艦巻きを注文した。
I ordered a salmon roe battleship roll.
軍艦巻きは崩れやすい具材に向いている。
Battleship rolls are suited for toppings that fall apart easily.
ウニやとびこなど、軍艦巻きでしか食べられないネタも多い。
There are many toppings like sea urchin and flying fish roe that can only be eaten as battleship rolls.
USAGE:
軍艦巻き is one of the standard sushi formats alongside 握り (hand-pressed), 巻き (rolled), and 散らし (scattered). The nori wrapper creates a vessel that holds loose or soft toppings in place.
COMMON TOPPINGS:
- ウニ (sea urchin)
- いくら (salmon roe)
- とびこ (flying fish roe)
- ネギトロ (minced tuna with green onion)
- コーン (corn, at conveyor-belt sushi)