The sushi platter in the above picture consists of four kinds of nigiri sushi (tuna, avocado, surf clams and crab sticks), three kinds of maki sushi rolls (California roll, inside-out tuna and cucumber roll, and vegetarian roll), and 2 pieces of gunkan maki (also called battleship sushi) topped with tobiko. According to tradition, when arrainging a sushi platter you must keep same kinds of sushi together and not scatter them around the platter. For decoration you can make some pickled ginger rosettes or cut-up plastic leaves.
The assorted sushi platter above is made of three kinds of rolls. In front is the smoked salmon roll with asparagus and red leaf lettuce made without the nori sheet (seaweed). Behind it is an inside-out sushi roll made with the same ingredients and nori. On the left is a vegetarian roll with asparagus and red leaf lettuce.
This is the famous California roll served with pickled ginger, wasabi and goma sauce for dipping. The black dots are black sesame seeds and the orange stuff is tobiko caviar. The goma sauce is a sweet Japanese sauce. I also like serving it with low-sodium sweet soy sauce.
