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Way LIR response to that sushi thing

Posted by the liioulu with (aka liioulu) May 30 '12, 16:54

Sushi as an English word has come to refer to the complete dish (rice together with toppings); this is the sense used in this article. The original term Japanese: 寿司 sushi (-zushi in some compounds sush as makizushi) in the Japanese language refers to the rice, not the fish or other toppings. In the Western world, sushi is often misunderstood to mean only clumps of rice topped with raw fish, or to refer to other raw-seafood dishes, such as sashimi (sushi and sashimi are considered distinct in Japan).

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Literally speaking, it derives from the word 'su' meaning vinegar.

Something that was seasoned with vinegar was described as 'su-shi'.

So basically it means 'vinegared', but it was used the way we would use the word 'sour'!

Now there's a choice of 3 different kanji for it, but that's the trouble with language - things keep on getting altered, added, and fading out of use! They can call it 'evolving' if they want, but it's still a pain in the neck!

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"Source: My Japanese husband..!" via Yahoo! Answers? -- nm - b. May 30, 17:18 5
- Everyone else's answers were the first one they googled and then clicked on the wikipedia answer. -- nm - the liioulu with May 30, 17:21 1
  - Which was the dictionary definition of the term, not the actual meaning of the word. -- nm - the liioulu with May 30, 17:22
- ... -- (link) - the liioulu with May 30, 17:20 2
  - it's fine, I was just amused. here's a less personal link, for anyone who cares. nm but: -- (link) - b. May 30, 17:28 1
    - Because no human with any knowledge about this wrote it? -- nm - the liioulu with May 30, 17:37

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