Meaning of Sushi | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A Japanese dish made of small portions of sticky white rice flavored with vinegar, usually wrapped in seaweed and filled or topped with fish, vegetables or meat.
   uncountable, usually
2. A person who typifies a mixture of Shiism and Sunnism
   informal
3. One of the portions from this dish.
   countable, rare, usually
4. Raw fish, especially as a Japanese dish.
   proscribed, uncountable, usually

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Examples

“For the vegetarians, she served cucumber sushi.”

“He went to a Japanese restaurant and ordered sushi and noodles.”

“Suzuributa.—Mashed fish⟳, eggs, 'sushi' of shrimps, plum cake, black mushroom, plum, and finely cut⟳ orange.”

“Not long ago a newspaper reporter came to interview me on the subject of unusual foods, and I described to him the persimmon-leaf sushi made by the people who live⟳ deep in the mountains of Yoshino—and which I shall take⟳ the opportunity to introduce⟳ to you here.”

“I lived in New York all my life. We used to have⟳ Chinese restaurants, ltalian restaurants. Now you have⟳ these sushi restaurants. Everyone goes for sushi. Sushi—I hate⟳ the stuff. Although, I tell⟳ you, I had some the other day. I took it home, I cooked it, it wasn't bad. It tasted like⟳ fish⟳.”

“To appreciate sushi, you have⟳ to forget⟳ the tastes and textures that come⟳ with Western cuisine. At first glance⟳ (or should I say⟳ taste⟳?), a sushi of flounder will not be that different from a sushi of sea bream. But, for the Japanese, these two sushi are as different as roast beef and roast pork are for a Westerner.”

“As Trevor Corson, author of “The Story of Sushi” explains, in Japan, sushi is typically eaten at a bar, where it’s customary for the customer to chat with the chef, who can recommend⟳ what’s in season. The short window during which the fish⟳ is fresh also makes it more likely to be tastier in Japan.”

“You will recall⟳ that, contrary to the relative appearance of the words, the sashimi are the simple raw fish⟳ slices and the sushi are the rolls of rice and raw fish⟳.”

“Rusty put⟳ a sushi in her palm. / Mary Kate popped it into her mouth. It tasted salty and crunchy. “Cucumber!” she said. / “My grandmother puts a surprise⟳ in the middle of each one,” said Rusty.”

“I reach⟳ out and pop a sushi into my mouth while I’m waiting for someone to answer⟳ a question⟳.”

“Startled by the venom, Erik almost dropped a sushi into his mixture of soy sauce and wasabi.”

“'Can't eat⟳ sushi?' I said. Then Mom said, 'You can't eat⟳ uncooked fish⟳ when you're pregnant' as if I'm the one stupid enough to go and get⟳ pregnant!”

“Then there are the "Sushi" neighborhoods and towns - a mixture of some Sunni, some Shia, hence Sushi”

“... particularly from the Sunnis you talked to, and the Shias were always angry. (Ali calls himself Sushi so it's kind of a mixture.)”

“Reality proved quite different. Ahmed is half Sunni, half Shia—a “Sushi,” in his own⟳ words”

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