Sushi

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

Equivalents

15 more languages

العربيةالسوتشي

Bosanskisušiсуши

Češtinasuši

עבריתסושי

हिन्दीसुशी

Hrvatskisušiсуши

Italianosushi

日本語お寿司鮓鮨

한국어스시초밥

Kurdîsûşî

Polskisushi

Српскиsušiсуши

Svenskasushi

Türkçesuşi

Українськасуші

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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