tobiko

A nigirizushi (hand-formed sushi) made with roe of flying fish.


maki

en-noun

maki (usually uncountable, plural makis or maki)

From Japanese 巻(ま)き (maki), stem or continuative form of 巻(ま)く (maku, “to roll”).

Tightly rolled makis are designed to appeal to the eye--the negi hamachi maki, for instance, is bursting with perfectly centered yellowtail and scallions.

2001 March 2, Laura Levy Shatkin, “What's New”, in Chicago Reader:

makizushi, a form of sushi that is rolled.

maki-e

probably etymologically unrelated, although it does come from Japanese, like the sushi term...


sashimi

sashimi (usually uncountable, plural sashimis)

Borrowed from Japanese 刺身 (sashimi, literally “sticking into; slicing + flesh, meat”, from the way the flesh of the fish is sliced).

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A dish consisting of thin slices or pieces of raw fish or meat.


sushi

en-noun

sushi (usually uncountable, plural sushis)

Borrowed from Japanese 寿司(すし) (sushi, “sushi (sour rice)”), ultimately from archaic conjugation 酸(す)し (sushi, “sour, vinegared”) of modern adjective 酸(す)い (sui, “sour, vinegared”).

For the vegetarians, she served cucumber sushi.

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.

1977 [1933], 谷崎潤一郎 [Jun'ichirō Tanizaki], translated by Thomas J. Harper and Edward G. Seidensticker, In Praise of Shadows, Sedgwick, ME: Leete's Island Books, translation of 陰翳礼讃 [In'ei Raisan] (in Japanese), →ISBN, page 40:

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.

1985, Leora Barish, Desperately Seeking Susan, spoken by Taxi Driver:

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.


unagi

Borrowed from Japanese 鰻 (unagi, “eel”).

A type of sushi made from freshwater eel.


fugu

Borrowed from Japanese 河豚 (fugu, “blowfish”).

Twenty minutes later, the chef has successfully prepared a whole fugu—or puffer fish—a Japanese delicacy whose capacity to maim and kill is dividing the country’s culinary world.

2016 August 5, Justin McCurry, “Last supper? Japan's diners divided over killer puffer fish”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

Blowfish: a delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins.


kimchi

kimchi (usually uncountable, plural kimchis)

Borrowed from Korean 김치 (gimchi), ultimately composed within Korea of Chinese-derived morphemes 沉 (MC drim, “submerged, soaked”) and 菜 (MC tshojH, “vegetable”), i.e. "fermented vegetable". Doublet of kimuchi.

A Korean dish made of vegetables, such as cabbage or radishes, that are salted, seasoned, and stored in sealed containers to undergo lactic acid fermentation.


nigiri

Borrowed from Japanese 握り (nigiri, “grasping, gripping”, short for 握り寿司 nigirizushi, literally “gripped sushi” from the way the sushi rice is molded in the hand).

bor+

short for <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">握り寿司</i> nigirizushi, literally “gripped sushi” from the way the sushi rice is molded in the hand

Regular sushi: a piece of raw fish (or other topping) on top of a small oblong brick of sticky white rice.


California roll

en-noun

California roll (plural California rolls)

(cooking) A popular form of sushi in the United States, commonly made with avocado, cucumber, and crab meat, and wrapped with rice.


sushi roll

A type of sushi wrapped in seaweed; usually cut into bite-sized pieces.


maguro

Late 19th century, borrowed from Japanese 鮪 (まぐろ, maguro, “tuna”).

Tuna meat, eaten raw as sushi or sashimi.


makizushi

Borrowed from Japanese makizushi (makizushi), from まきずし, from 巻き寿司.


negihama

A type of sushi, yellowtail and scallion.


hiramasa

So, in addition to San Domenico classics like pappardelle with wild boar, Ms. Fada will offer such fare as risotto with Iranian saffron and veal bone marrow, and a citrus-cured fish called hiramasa with squid-ink oil.

2009 September 2, Glenn Collins, “A Genteel Italian Now Tries Playing to the Crowd”, in New York Times:

yellowtail amberjack
yellowtail amberjack

Seriola lalandi
Seriola lalandi#Translingual

Sushi made from the yellowtail amberjack, Seriola lalandi.


futomaki

Borrowed from Japanese 太巻 (futomaki, literally “fat roll”).

bor

Large cylindrical sushi, often vegetarian, with nori on the outside and fillings chosen to complement each other.


nyotaimori

Borrowed from Japanese 女体盛り (nyotaimori, literally “female body serving”).

bor+

A nude nyotaimori geisha piled with blue marlin, tuna, squid and scallops will set a man back about R7000; a pair of geishas costs more than R10000. Drinks are extra.

1998, Drum: a magazine of Africa for Africa:

Nyotaimori, the art of eating sushi off of a naked woman, is a Japanese practice dating back to the late nineteenth century.

2007, Make the Most of Your Time on Earth: a Rough Guide to the World:

The practice of serving sashimi or sushi on the naked body of a woman.


handroll

A piece of sushi in the form of a cone of seaweed filled with rice, fish, vegetables etc.


dynamite roll

From the appearance of an uncut roll, in which the tail of the piece of prawn tempura protrudes from one end, resembling the fuse of a stick of dynamite.

Fried gyoza, wasabi shumai, tako su; yellowtail sashimi, scallop sashimi, squid sashimi, crunchy spicy scallop roll, dynamite roll, dragon roll, yin yang roll, traffic signal roll, daiko roll, Jimmy’s roll.

2009 June 7, Stephanie Lyness, “Sushi at the Shore, With Lower Prices”, in New York Times:

A type of Western-style sushi usually containing a piece of prawn tempura and capelin roe with vegetables and Japanese mayonnaise.


oshinko

From Japanese お新香 (oshinko, “pickled vegetables”, literally “new fragrance”).

bor

traditional Japanese pickled vegetable mix


B.C. roll

A form of makizushi popular in British Columbia, containing barbecued salmon, cucumber, and other varying ingredients.


nantaimori

Borrowed from Japanese 男体盛り (nantaimori, literally “male body serving”).

bor+

Some American bars also offer nantaimori: sushi served on a naked man.

2010, Catherine Price, 101 Places Not to See Before You Die, Harper, published 2010, →ISBN, page 66:

Just say yum when Montana's polyamory social group Polytana presents a night of nyotaimori and nantaimori, aka eating sushi off a female body and a male body, starting at 7 PM in [address redacted].

2011, Missoula Independent, Volume 22, Number 7, 24 February - 3 March 2011, page 24:

Actually, there'll be some nantaimori -- that's male body presentation -- at the event, too. It'll be a guy on display on that second stage, serving as a human table.

2011 March 15, Joe Crea, “Harvest Kitchen & Lounge in Solon has big possibilities: Restaurant Row”, in The Plain Dealer:

The practice of serving sashimi or sushi on the naked body of a man.


gunkanmaki

Borrowed from Japanese 軍艦巻 (literally “warship roll”).

A form of nigiri sushi consisting of an oval clump of rice wrapped in nori, forming a vessel that is filled with another ingredient.


Michigan roll

A form of sushi made with spicy tuna, avocado, and other ingredients.


sushi train

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A conveyor belt used to direct freshly-made sushi around a restaurant, allowing diners to select the dishes they want.


uramaki

en-noun

uramaki (countable and uncountable, plural uramaki)

Borrowed from Japanese 裏巻 (literally “inside-out roll”).

bor+

A form of cylindrical sushi with two or more fillings, and (unlike makimono) having the rice on the outside and the nori inside.


kimuchi

From Japanese キムチ (kimuchi), from Korean 김치 (gimchi). Doublet of kimchi.

The Japanese variation of the Korean dish kimchi, which usually has a milder flavor.


sushi pizza

en-noun

sushi pizza (countable and uncountable, plural sushi pizzas)

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-sushi pizza.wav

A type of sushi originating in Canada, made from fried rice patties topped with raw seafood and avocado slices and drizzled with condiments.


ikizukuri

The preparation of sashimi from live seafood.


funazushi

A form of narezushi made with nigorobuna (or sometimes other carp), packed in salt and rice and aged for several years.


kimslaw

kimslaw (countable and uncountable, plural kimslaws)

4Fingers offers free-range chicken that’s free of antibiotics and hormones, as well as freshly baked burger buns and kimslaw (kimchi coleslaw) that’s fermented onsite.

2017 June 26, “Singapore’s favourite chicken joint has arrived in Brisbane”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), Bmag, archived from the original on 2019-03-19:

Jamie also puts together kimslaw (a salad pickle).

2011 February 6, “Jamie's 30 Minute Meals: Thai Green Curry”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), Throng, archived from the original on 2015-05-04:

Also worthy of a mention are the Hokkaido Milk Buns, which come filled with either bacon, egg, cheese and “kimslaw” or a vegie version with mushrooms instead of bacon.

2016 July 27, Alex Grieg, “Sydney Cafés Turning the Traditional Poached, Fried or Scrambled Breakfast on Its Head”, in Travel Insider, Qantas, archived from the original on 2018-04-19:


dongchimi

A form of kimchi made from radish and a type of cabbage.


onigirazu

A form of sushi having the filling sandwiched between portions of rice instead of formed into a circle.