A Quick and Simple Dictionary

sushi

1. Noun.  An adopted quasi-Japanese delicacy of raw fish as ''sashimi'' (just thinly sliced raw fish without rice), ''sushi rolls'' (raw fish and/or vegetables, wrapped in sticky white rice, in turn wrapped in seaweed, then cut into several 1” pieces), or ''nigiri sushi'' (a oblong brick of white rice 2” x 1/2” x 1/2” with wasabi and a gourmet slice of raw fish on top).
2. Noun.  A Japanese dish of vinegared, short-grained, sticky white rice with various other ingredients, usually raw fish, other types of seafood, or vegetables. It is prepared in various forms, including ''nigiri sushi'' (an oblong, bite-sized rice brick topped with wasabi and a gourmet slice of raw fish or another single high-quality ingredient), sushi rolls (rice and chopped ingredients wrapped as a log in a sheet of dried seaweed, then cut into bite-sized circular pieces), and ''temaki sushi'' (rice with multiple other ingredients held in a large crispy cone of dried seaweed).