What do you consider sushi to be?

[KentaRawr!]

I've been arguing with a friend of mine recently. I'm on the side that sushi is not simply raw fish, and my friend is on the side that sushi is. Just to be clear, I'm not trying to rely on other people's judgment for this. My friend told me that in most developed countries, people will tell you that sushi is raw fish. I doubt that this is true, mostly because he listed off Japan as one of the countries that would tell you this. So, I decided I'd make a poll on this forum.

So, what do you think when you hear "sushi"?

[Old Manus]

Raw fish

[I Took the Red Pill]

When I hear sushi I think of raw fish, but I think those more knowledgeable than myself call the raw fish sashimi? Never liked it til I had it at NOBU, then I was like kasdgadkjgadgja mmmmmmmmm

[KentaRawr!]

Raw fish

Rawr.

[Mirage]

So what is it if it isn't raw fish?

[Shoeberto]

At the places I've gone, sashimi has been raw fish, and sushi has been rolls of various fillings inside of rolls of rice and seaweed. Then again, I've only had sushi in the midwest of America, and I don't feel like that necessarily makes me an expert on the subject.

[KentaRawr!]

At the places I've gone, sashimi has been raw fish, and sushi has been rolls of various fillings inside of rolls of rice and seaweed. Then again, I've only had sushi in the midwest of America, and I don't feel like that necessarily makes me an expert on the subject.

That's basically how it is for me. I mostly was willing to argue with this friend of mine because he said to me, "Once on a fishing trip, I decided I'd take a quick bite out of one of the fish I caught. That's what sushi is, just so you know." and that's what started our debate.

[Bunny]

Sashimi is just raw fish served alone, as far as I know. Sushi itself is the inclusion of vinegar rice and paired with an assortment of delicious oddities, most commonly fish.

I can't wait for Miriel to see this thread.

[Shlup]

Can't wait for Miriel to see this thread?? I am about to throw things at people.

"Sushi" refers to the rice--long grain rice coated with sushi zu (vinegar and sugar sauce), which is often paired with an assortment of delicious oddities, most commonly fish, as Bunny said.

I've had plenty of cooked sushi. I've had vegetarian sushi, and beef sushi.

Raw fish is sashimi.

Pah, you all are failures to me. Except Bunny.

[Levian]

My friend told me that in most developed countries, people will tell you that sushi is raw fish.

I'll have to agree with your friend.

[Shlup]

My friend told me that in most developed countries, people who don't know anything about sushi will tell you that sushi is raw fish.

I'll have to agree with your friend.

I fixed it.

[Moon Rabbits]

When I think of sushi I think of blobs of white rice with a strip of something on top. Sushi rolls are so much betterrrrrrrrrrr.

And yes, sashimi is raw fish and it is merely okay.

[Shlup]

When I think of sushi I think of blobs of white rice with a strip of something on top. Sushi rolls are so much betterrrrrrrrrrr.

The former is nigiri and the later is maki, both of which are forms of sushi so you do not fail and therefore may be allowed to live.

[Levian]

Call the raw fish part Sashimi if you will, I think people will still associate it with sushi since it's often a part of it anyway. This reminds me of when people say tomatoes and cucumbers are fruit. Sure, they're fruits, but people associate them with vegetables.

[Shlup]

Maybe people should work on being less stupid then.