Is sushi gluten free?

Question

gluten includes rye, barley, oats, and wheat

Answer 1

Sushi is gluten free, but (as always) there are cross contamination issues. Unfortunately eating sushi gluten free is not completely care-free and there are still things you need to be wary of in order to eat safely. Ask for your fish to be cut with clean utensils on a clean surface. The rising popularity of tempura rolls has increased the chances for cross-contamination here. Tell your server no crab unless they can assure you it’s real, most fake crab meat used in sushi rolls is made with wheat. Most roe (fish eggs) used to top sushi has wheat as an ingredient. Also, ask for no sauce, albacore sashimi usually comes with a forbidden sauce and many white fish are sprinkled with a gluten containing culprit. Eel (unagi) comes soaked in a sweet sauce that is a definite no-no. Double-check the wasabi, ginger and rice to make sure that there are no suspect ingredients.

Answer 2

As long as the sushi doesn't have a soy sauce based glazed or dressing.

The rice, nore, wasabi and seafood are gluten-free.

Soy sauce is not gluten-free.

Answer 3

It all depends. Basically, if it has soy sauce in, its not gluten free. But if you tell them you want it without, and then use your own gluten free soy sauce to season it, that would work.