Dan wrote on Tue, 28 Feb 2006 08:25:19 -0500:

DL> James Silverton wrote:
??>> Incidentally, is Nigiri the right word for non-fish items?

DL> Nigiri is the word for a rice ball with a sushi neta on
DL> top. For the most part its a fish item, but I'm sure you
DL> could strap a veggie on with a strip of nori.

Yes, that is exactly what I was talking about. The items I most
like are strapped onto the rice with nori and are cooked thin
asparagus spears and strips of some yellow pickle. They make a
refreshing contrast to the fish items. As I was writing this, I
thought to find my favorite sushi book, "Sushi" by Ryuichi
Yoshii and see what was there. He refers to them just as
"vegetable sushi" and has recipes for tofu, asparagus, snow
peas, avocado, shiitake and eggplant. He invariably calls for a
small garnish like miso or mayonnaise to be placed on top.
Sorry, I should have looked it up before I asked the question.

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland