Definitions
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- n. Regular sushi: a piece of raw fish (or other topping) on top of a small oblong brick of sticky white rice.
Etymologies
Examples
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My only complaint about the nigiri is that there was just a little too much wasabi on the underside of the fish for my tastes.
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Tuna (maguro) nigiri is something I get at almost every sushi restaurant/bar I go to, just because it is so darn delicious!
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There were Japanese turns, like the avocado tempura with ponzu air -- not at all greasy, green buttery goodness peeking through a near-transparent film of crisped batter; and the toro 'nigiri', a sheet of fatty tuna balanced with watermelon instead of rice, with jalapeno, fresh wasabi, and soy air.
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(Also she was convinced that Mike's tuna nigiri was an apple: she knows food that is part red and part white!
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But one set of visitors, the entire crew of the Japanese restaurant Shunka in Barcelona “The best nigiri in Europe!”
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Ramsay de Give for The Wall Street Journal The tako octopus nigiri sushi is pictured here.
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Ramsay de Give for The Wall Street Journal Here, the shimaaji yellow tail nigiri sushi.
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Ramsay de Give for The Wall Street Journal The saba mackerel nigiri sushi is pictured here.
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California rolls with imitation crab, spicy tuna and a combo of salmon nigiri with a spicy tuna roll.
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Why not go with a trio of commonly ordered items such as salmon nigiri, tuna maki and tamago?
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