sushi

Everyday

1. Sushi is a Japanese food made of small pieces of cold rice with vinegar, often with raw or cooked fish, egg or vegetables, sometimes rolled in seaweed. tree →
2. It is usually eaten in small bites, with chopsticks or fingers. tree →

In the lessons

In lessons about food and cultures, sushi comes from Japan and is now eaten in many countries, including in lunchboxes in Australia and Canada. Types: rolls (maki), rice with a topping (nigiri). Often eaten with soy sauce, pickled ginger and wasabi (a hot green paste). Food safety: raw fish must be very fresh and kept cold.

Examples

• We had sushi for lunch. tree →
• I like cucumber sushi rolls. tree →
• Sushi is a traditional food from Japan. tree →
• The sushi was wrapped in seaweed called nori. tree →
• Be careful: wasabi is very hot! tree →
• We learnt to eat sushi with chopsticks. tree →
• Not all sushi has raw fish; some has egg or vegetables. tree →

Note

Uncountable: «some sushi», «a piece of sushi», not «a sushi». Myth: sushi does not mean «raw fish»; it means the special vinegared rice. Raw fish alone is «sashimi». Pronounced SOO-shee.