Sashimi

Sashimi (刺身, さしみ) is a type of Japanese food. It is very fresh fish which has been sliced into thin pieces.^[1] Some sashimi is cooked, but most seafood is served fresh.

The most popular fish in sashimi include:

• Salmon (鮭, Sake)
• Squid (いか, Ika)
• Shrimp (えび, Ebi)
• Tuna (まぐろ, Maguro)
• Mackerel (さば, Saba)
• Horse Mackerel (あじ, Aji)
• Octopus (たこ, Tako)
• Fatty Tuna (おとろ, Otoro)
• Yellowtail (はまち, Hamachi)
• Puffer Fish Takifugu (ふぐ, Fugu)
• Scallop (ほたて貝, Hotate-gai)
• Sea Urchin (ウニ, Uni)
• Whale meat (鯨肉, Gei-niku)

The art of making sashimi is in the choice of fish and the way it is cut into pieces.^[1]

Related pages

• Sushi

References

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