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nigiri

nigiri

1 7.0
A small ball of rice mixed with vinegar topped with a slice of raw fish
  • noun
  • /nɪˈɡɪri/
translation icon : nigiri
  • While the rice is cooking in the rice cooker, I'm going to make the fillings for my own nigiri, a baby.
  • nigiri sushi
  • tuna nigiri
  • nigiri selection

Examples

  • At the restaurant, I tried the tuna nigiri, which was fresh and flavorful.

  • Total nigiri, the fatty tuna or not being on the purple team?

  • The most popular item is the chef's special course of 10 nigiri and one roll, as well as one nigiri of the diner's choice.

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  • The most popular item is the chef's special course of 10 nigiri and one roll, as well as one nigiri of the diner's choice.

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  • I got the Wagyu gyozes, teriyaki chicken, some salmon nigiri, a samba salad.

  • Avoid anything marinated, brown sauces, crispy fried anything, and nigiri (no sushi rice).

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  • I ordered salmon nigiri, a delicately placed slice of fish on a ball of vinegared rice.

  • The sushi chef prepared an exquisite plate of assorted nigiri for our dinner.

Synonyms

sushi
vsnigiri
129 3.2

A Japanese dish of rice mixed with a little vinegar and topped with raw fish or vegetables

is a specific form that places a fish slice on a rice ball

How Elaborate

kaiseki
3 9.5
sushi
129 3.2
nigiri
1 7.0
maki
1 4.4

Surface Forms

nigiri singular
nigiris plural

Etymology

Nigiri comes from the Japanese verb nigiru, which means 'to grasp' or 'to press'. So nigiri sushi is rice that is gently pressed and shaped by hand with a slice of fish on top.