Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A Japanese dish consisting of very thin bite-size slices of fresh raw fish, traditionally served with soy sauce and wasabi.
Wiktionary
- n. Thin slices or pieces of raw fish which can be salmon, yellowfin, etc., eaten alone or in sushi (formed sticky rice, wrapped in seaweed)
WordNet 3.0
- n. very thinly sliced raw fish
Etymologies
- From Japanese 刺身 (sashimi, "sliced raw fish"). (Wiktionary)
- Japanese : sasu, to prick, stab + mi, body, meat. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“The meal will include nigiri, rolls and sashimi from the Tataki menu.”
“My favorite sashimi is white tuna, and my favorite seafood is pretty much anything.”
“My favorite sashimi is tuna, very * very* lightly seared in Shichimi Togarashi.”
“Another good beginner roll using sashimi is sashimi-grade tuna and avocado.”
“Not too heavy, just right for spring. jenny - I don’t really see it, but many rolls do look like a caterpillar when they are wrapped in sashimi or veggies.”
“John - Yeah, even in California I’m pretty sure most sashimi is flash frozen on the boat.”
“But it turned out that Martin didn't really want sushi, which includes rice; he wanted all-you-can-eat sashimi, which is just fish.”
“Sushi, but not sashimi, which is really what they mean.”
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