How to Use sashimi in a Sentence

sashimi

noun
  • Their sushi spread is one of the best in town with a wide range of rolls and sashimi.
    orlandosentinel.com, 5 Oct. 2019
  • It can be baked, served as raw sashimi and cold-smoked.
    Jeff Kart, Forbes, 17 June 2021
  • But sushi, sashimi and nigiri comprise the brunt of the seafood menu.
    Rand Richards Cooper, courant.com, 8 Aug. 2019
  • Enjoy it like sashimi with soy sauce and a dash of wasabi.
    Jessie Yuchen, Bon Appétit, 27 Jan. 2022
  • Videos of bat sashimi, rumored to be the source of the virus, are also going around.
    Lavender Au, The New York Review of Books, 4 Feb. 2020
  • Not exactly the kind of roe that comes with your sashimi plate.
    Emma Grey Ellis, Wired, 12 Nov. 2020
  • Along with sushi rolls, the restaurant offers sashimi and poke bowls.
    Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, azcentral, 5 Nov. 2019
  • Want to arrange a sushi chef to fly in to a backcountry airstrip for a night with a cooler of fresh sashimi?
    Christopher Solomon, Travel + Leisure, 20 Mar. 2022
  • And while the ramen bowls are great, so are the sashimi salads and tempura wedges.
    Madeleine Luckel, Vogue, 17 Dec. 2017
  • Very fine sushi and sashimi and creative maki based on the best raw fish available.
    Beth Segal, cleveland, 3 Jan. 2020
  • Pair with sashimi, or mussels and a baguette. Kaapzicht Estate Wine.
    Tom Mullen, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2021
  • The show is made up of lots of long, lingering footage of the menus and the meals — sizzling meat, trays of sashimi, steaming bowls of noodles.
    Anna Fifield, Washington Post, 26 Dec. 2017
  • Not to be missed are the Nobu style sashimi tacos with tuna, lobster, uni, ribeye or shrimp.
    Chelsea Davis, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2021
  • There's a limited menu of sashimi and nigiri sushi, but most of the rolls feature cooked seafood, even bits of steak.
    Polly Campbell, Cincinnati.com, 8 May 2018
  • While Upstream has had sushi and sashimi as part of its focus on fish and seafood, Sasser says the new menu will have even more.
    Kathleen Purvis, charlotteobserver, 19 Feb. 2018
  • Vancouver’s sushi scene has come a long way since the days of seaweed- and sashimi-fearing diners.
    Claudia McNeilly, Vogue, 6 July 2017
  • What to Order: Pop in for lunch in between shows and test your palette on the tuna sashimi or blue crab hand roll.
    Carrie Goldberg, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 Feb. 2017
  • The salmon rice salad features salmon sashimi atop rice and lettuce.
    Liz Biro, Indianapolis Star, 31 May 2018
  • At Japanese eatery Matsu, the world-class sashimi is caught fresh from the lake daily.
    Maura Kutner Walters, Town & Country, 22 Apr. 2014
  • Her snacks were all protein-based, like beef skewers or sashimi.
    Leah Prinzivalli, SELF, 1 Mar. 2018
  • Grab a seat at the circular dark-wood sushi bar to watch the chefs at work and sample fresh salmon sashimi or seared tuna with foie gras.
    Leigh McMullan Abramson, Town & Country, 21 June 2014
  • Lidgey launched a new omakase tasting menu this week, served at the chef’s counter, featuring that day’s sashimi creations.
    Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Oct. 2021
  • Sushi Bear Raw fish fans often splurge for the copious Love Boat, teeming with rolls and sashimi.
    Atlanta Life, ajc, 4 May 2017
  • Belly: Often one of the most prized parts of the fish because of its high fat content, the belly is often used for sashimi or tartare.
    Noelle Carter, latimes.com, 5 May 2017
  • In the kitchen, cooks carefully laid out garnished dishes of whale heart sashimi.
    Ivan Watson, CNN, 2 July 2019
  • The donburi set will get you a bowl of rice, topped with a dense layer of unadorned uni sashimi (plus a tiny picky plate and cup of miso), velvety and redolent of the ocean.
    Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2017
  • On Monday night, Ramsay dined at Bazaar Mar and raved over the flower inspired sashimi.
    Madeleine Marr mmarr@miamiherald.com, miamiherald, 27 Apr. 2017
  • The sushi chef making the edible art in front of me passed me a dish holding two buttery pillows of deep red sashimi.
    Amelia Rayno, chicagotribune.com, 7 Mar. 2018
  • Truffle sashimi with tuna, hamachi, chili ponzu and black truffle purée.
    Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 12 Aug. 2023
  • The healthiest options will be sashimi made with yellowtail, tuna or salmon ($17 to $19 per plate).
    Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 12 May 2023

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