{{Short description|Type of sushi from Toyama}} {{Italic title}} {{Infobox food | name = Masuzushi | image = 笹ごと切ったます寿し.JPG | image_size = 300 | caption = ''Masuzushi'', pressed sushi with trout | course = Main | main_ingredient = Rice, umeboshi, fish, meat, tsukemono }}
{{nihongo|'''''Masuzushi'''''|鱒寿司, literally 'trout sushi'}} is a kind of Japanese ''ekiben'' boxed meal sold on trains and train stations in Japan. It is a type of ''oshizushi'' (pressed sushi) and a well-known souvenir of Toyama.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2022-05-15 |title=Eating sushi…from a vending machine? We try Toyama Prefecture’s local delicacy, masuzushi |url=https://soranews24.com/2022/05/15/eating-sushi-from-a-vending-machine-we-try-toyama-prefectures-local-delicacy-masuzushi/ |access-date=2025-08-02 |website=SoraNews24 -Japan News- |language=en-US}}</ref>
''Masuzushi'' is made of vinegared trout sashimi on top of vinegared rice and wrapped in bamboo leaves. Once the fish and rice is wrapped in bamboo leaves, a weight (often a heavy stone) is kept on top for several hours in order to compress and complete the dish.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Masu-zushi (Trout sushi wrapped in leaves) ｜ Traditional Foods in Japan : MAFF |url=https://www.maff.go.jp/e/policies/market/dento_syoku/menu/masu_zusi.html |access-date=2025-08-02 |website=www.maff.go.jp}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Toyama Masu-zushi {{!}} Kikkoman Corporation |url=https://www.kikkoman.com/en/culture/foodforum/tasty-travel/30-2.html |access-date=2025-08-02 |website=www.kikkoman.com |language=en}}</ref> It is traditionally kept in a round bentwood box known as a ''mage-wappa,'' which is then sealed by two bamboo sticks.<ref>{{Cite web |last=KansaiOdyssey |date=2023-07-17 |title=Masu Zushi: the Most Famous Food in Toyama Prefecture |url=https://kansai-odyssey.com/masu-zushi/ |access-date=2025-08-02 |website=Kansai Odyssey |language=en-US}}</ref> There are also ''masuzushi'' which consist of two layers of fish and rice.<ref name=":1" />
== History == ''Masuzushi'' originated in the Edo period, with its preparation and storage technique remaining relatively the same as when it was first made.<ref name=":0" />
''Masuzushi'' was originally prepared by samurai Yoshimura Shinpachi for Maeda Toshioki, third lord of Toyama. It was then presented to Tokugawa Yoshimune.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Masu-zushi (trout sushi) ｜ Our Regional Cuisines : MAFF |url=https://www.maff.go.jp/e/policies/market/k_ryouri/search_menu/6192/index.html |access-date=2025-08-02 |website=www.maff.go.jp}}</ref>
It was during the Taishō era that ''masuzushi'' was first marketed as ''ekiben'' at the opening of the Hokuriku Railroad'','' popularizing it in other areas of Japan.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":1" />
''Masuzushi'' is most often eaten on special occasions such as Obon and New Year's in Japan.<ref name=":1" />
==Gallery== <gallery widths="150" heights="150"> File:金龍寿司 ますのすし20230219-P1023181.jpg File:昔亭 ますの寿し雅（みやび）20221221-P1008259.jpg File:寿司一 厚身のますの寿司特上20220101-P1290933.jpg File:寿司一 厚身のますの寿司特上20220101-P1290962.jpg </gallery>
==See also== * Japanese regional cuisine * Toyama Station * Ekiben
==References== <references />
==External links== {{commons category|Masu-zushi}} * [http://www.toyama-masuzushi.or.jp/ 富山ます寿し協同組合] {{in lang|ja}} - Toyama Masuzuishi Cooperative
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