Makizushi is a cylindrical piece of rice with stuffing formed with the help of a bamboo mat and wrapped in nori. Thin omelet or soy paper is sometimes used instead of seaweed.
Futomaki is big sushi, that is 2 or 2.5 inches in diameter. They can be vegetarian-friendly or with seafood. They can contain 2 or 3 types of stuffing like cucumber, tuna, or pickled radish.
Hosomaki is normally smaller sushi (about 1 inch in diameter). They contain only one type of filling — normally, it’s tuna, cucumber, or squid with shiso (Japanese herbs).
Uramaki is an Americanized type of sushi. This roll looks as if it is inside out — the nori is hidden inside, the rice is outside. It can be cooked with any ingredients like tuna, crab meat, avocado, cheese, and cucumber.
Temaki has an unusual conical shape that is about 4 inches long. This rolled stuffed nori is eaten with the hands because chopsticks won’t allow you to hold the roll properly. By the way, in order to not spoil the taste of temaki, they should be eaten all at once otherwise the nori will absorb moisture from the stuffing and lose its taste properties.

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