🍣 Negitoro Roll

Name: Negitoro Roll
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Japan
Ingredients: 300 g cooked short-grain rice; 2 tbsp rice vinegar; 1 tbsp sugar, ½ tsp salt; 150 g sushi-grade fatty tuna; 2 scallions, finely chopped; 3 sheets nori, halved; Wasabi and pickled ginger to serve

Origin: Japan

82kcal

per serving · 150 g

55kcal

per 100 g

4 gProtein3 g / 100 g

3 gFat2 g / 100 g

10 gCarbs6.5 g / 100 g

A negitoro roll is a thin sushi roll filled with minced fatty tuna mixed with finely chopped scallion, wrapped in seasoned sushi rice and nori. The tuna is soft and rich, almost buttery, while the scallion adds a sharp, fresh bite. It is served in bite-sized pieces with pickled ginger and wasabi.

Diets

✓

No pork

✓

Gluten-freeno wheat, barley or rye in a typical recipe

✓

Dairy-freeno milk, cheese, butter or yogurt in a typical recipe

✓

Low-carb6.5 g carbs per 100 g

Not vegetarianbecause of: fatty tuna

Not veganbecause of: fatty tuna

Allergens

Contains (in a typical recipe):

⚠ Fish

What it is made of

fatty tunascallionsushi ricenori

Recipe

2 servings30 min

Ingredients

300 g cooked short-grain rice
2 tbsp rice vinegar
1 tbsp sugar, ½ tsp salt
150 g sushi-grade fatty tuna
2 scallions, finely chopped
3 sheets nori, halved
Wasabi and pickled ginger to serve

Method

Season the warm rice with vinegar, sugar and salt and let it cool to room temperature.
Finely chop the tuna and mix with most of the scallion.
Lay a half sheet of nori on a bamboo mat and spread a thin layer of rice, leaving a 1 cm strip at the top.
Spoon a line of tuna across the middle and roll tightly.
Cut each roll into 6 pieces and garnish with remaining scallion.

How to make it lighter

Fatty tuna is rich; mix in some lean tuna for a lighter filling.
Use less rice per roll or choose sashimi with a side salad.
Pair the rolls with a clear soup or vegetables to make the meal more filling.

History

The name is usually explained as joining 'negi' (scallion) and 'toro' (fatty tuna), though some trace it to 'negitoru', a word for scraping meat from the bone; minced tuna scraped from near the bone is commonly used. Negitoro rolls are a standard item in Japanese sushi bars and conveyor-belt restaurants and are popular abroad.

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Values are estimates per 100 g for a typical recipe; home and restaurant versions vary. Diets and allergens are worked out from the ingredients of a typical recipe — always check with whoever cooked the dish. Not medical advice. Nutrition data: Me Nutrition dish database v13. How we count →