Frushi

Frushi is fruit and rice made to imitate sushi. It is usually comprised of fresh fruit, rice, and sometimes other ingredients. Any fruit can be used and in making frushi, you are only limited by your imagination. Frushi is similar to sushi in presentation, which is the whole gimmick, but the pieces of fish that are characteristic ingredients of sushi are replaced with pieces of fruit. Seaweed is seldom if ever included in frushi however, fruit roll-ups type fruit preserves are sometimes used. Though wasabi and soy sauce are popular condiments for sushi, neither is typically served with frushi because their strong flavors would conflict with the lighter fruity flavors of frushi. The condiments themselves can be imitated using fruit, thinly sliced cantaloupe as the "pickled ginger", for example. Yogurt is sometimes served as a condiments also, as are fruit purees. Replacing savory flavors with sweeter ones, honey and apple cider vinegar makes a nice "glaze" instead of sushi vinegar. Blackberries look like fish roe when cored and quartered. You can filet a strawberry to look like fish. A slice of grapefruit looks like tuna. The possibilities are endless.

Frushi is usually either served as a breakfast or dessert. The idea was popularized by a small restaurant called [http://chicampus.com/citylife.php?name=orange Orange] in Chicago. Its name is a portmanteau of the words "fruit" and "sushi," and the concept of the dish was inspired by the Japanese food Sushi.

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