sashimi
noun
sa·shi·mi
| \ ˈsä-shə-mē
, sä-ˈshē-\
, sä-ˈshē-\
Definition of sashimi
: a Japanese dish of thinly sliced raw fish
Examples of sashimi in a Sentence
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But sushi, sashimi and nigiri comprise the brunt of the seafood menu. — Rand Richards Cooper, courant.com, "Review: Regal dining at Feng Chophouse in Hartford (but for a king’s ransom)," 8 Aug. 2019 The menu includes 10 hand rolls, with ingredients such as spicy lobster, blue crab and seared scallops, along with Miyazaki A5 Wagyu nigiri, octopus sashimi and salmon nigiri topped with black caviar. — Hadley Tomicki, Los Angeles Times, "A former Mozza chef is making tacos at Bee Taqueria in West Adams," 6 Aug. 2019 From the owners of Carlsbad’s Tomoyama Sushi comes Mizukiyama Sushi, offering traditional Japanese sushi, sashimi and udon dishes. — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, "One Paseo: A day in the life of San Diego’s new urban village," 11 July 2019 Guests were presented with sashimi and dumplings, strip loin and hemp rigatoni to follow, and s’mores and blueberry crumble to close. — Isiah Magsino, Vogue, "Bloomingdale’s Toasts Prabal Gurung With a Dinner of Hemp Pasta and CBD Salsa," 10 Apr. 2019 In the kitchen, cooks carefully laid out garnished dishes of whale heart sashimi. — Ivan Watson, CNN, "By killing whales, Japan seeks to revive a dying industry," 2 July 2019 The coolest food No cuisine is more light and refreshing than Japanese sashimi (thinly sliced raw fish) and sushi (bite-size delicacies made with vinegared rice, but not always with raw fish). — Arizona Republic, azcentral, "Summer in Arizona: Locals share 100 fun ways to survive the 100-degree heat in Phoenix," 1 July 2019 Yahagi comes out moments later with a beautiful plate of fluke sashimi and apologizes, telling us the kitchen never heard about the allergy. — Bill Addison, latimes.com, "Is Spago relevant? Our critic talks through three (very different) recent meals," 27 June 2019 And almost always that supersize slab of sashimi is too much for Shoshana. — Rachel Levin, SFChronicle.com, "At Tekka, they found owners who offered an old-school haven in a changing city," 10 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sashimi.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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sashimi
noun
English Language Learners Definition of sashimi
: a Japanese food made of thinly sliced raw fish
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