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In Japan, it seems like sushi chefs had been bored with serving the usual bite-sized rice chunks with toppings. Because of this, they had devised a variety of ways to eat your favorite sushi. And the inarizushi would definitely not be at the end of your list. Inarizushi is actually like a small packet of fried tofu, stuffed with sushi rice and flavorings inside. The dish has become so popular in Japan that different prefectures are able to develop their own version of inarizushi. Some use pouches of thin omelette instead of tofu. The dish even had a version in Hawaii, which is served with green beans, carrots and gobo. Because of its triangular shape, it is called the cone sushi.

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Tags: food, japan, rich chunks, inarizushi, packets of tofu, omelette, cone sushi, hawaii