"smithfarms pure kona" > wrote in message
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> On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 20:48:26 GMT, wrote:
>
> >Is the fish used for sashimi by definition (or usually) a higher
> quality
> >than used for sushi, or is it just cut differently and served without
> >rice? Thanks!
>
> FYI We in Hawaii live relatively closely to Japan--and we have a lot
> of Japanese influence as a result. The word <sashimi> means fresh raw
> fish. The word <sushi> means a roll of rice, with small bits of
> tastes in the very middle and covered in black dried seaweed-nori.

That's not quite correct. The term sushi refers specifically to the
vinegared rice. It may be served in a roll as you describe, but there are
many other ways of serving it.


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