Inari Sushi (稲荷寿司, いなり寿司), or Inarizushi, is made of sushi rice that is stuffed inside seasoned deep-fried tofu pockets called Inari Age. Inari Age (pronounced [ah geh]) is made by simmering tofu pockets in sweet and savory dashi-based broth. After the tofu pouches absorb all the flavors, they are squeezed to remove the liquid and ready to stuffed with sushi rice Inari shrines in Japan are dedicated to Inari, the deity protecting the crops. The Japanese people bring Aburaage (deep-fried tofu pockets) or Inari Sushi as offerings and place them in front of the fox statues on the shrine grounds. It is said that foxes are the messengers of the Inari god and it’s believed that they like aburaage. Eventually, newly harvested rice was added as a filling to the fried tofu to show the gratitude for good crops towards the Inari god.