Sashimi facts for kids
Sashimi (刺身) or さしみ is a special type of Japanese food. It is very fresh fish which has been sliced into thin pieces. Some sashimi is cooked, but most seafood is served fresh.
The range of the most popular fish in sashimi includes:
- Salmon (鮭, Sake)
- Squid (いか, Ika)
- Shrimp (えび, Ebi)
- Tuna (まぐろ, Maguro)
- Mackerel (さば, Saba)
- Horse Mackerel (あじ, Aji)
- Octopus (たこ, Tako)
- Fatty Tuna (おとろ, Otoro)
- Yellowtail (はまち, Hamachi)
- Puffer Fish Takifugu (ふぐ, Fugu)
- Scallop (ほたて貝, Hotate-gai)
- Sea Urchin (ウニ, Uni)
- Whale meat (鯨肉, Gei-niku)
The art of making sashimi is in the choice of fish and the way it is cut into pieces.
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Images for kids
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Sashimi combo served on a wooden plate, consists of slices of assorted fish flesh
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Assorted sashimi: tuna, cuttlefish, and seabream
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Plate of fugu sashimi (thinly sliced puffer fish)
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Sashimi bōchō kitchen knives for sashimi
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Goat meat served raw as sashimi
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Thinly sliced "mimigā" (near) and "chiragā" (far).
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A plate of dolphin sashimi
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A plate of horse sashimi (basashi)
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Beef sashimi
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Chicken sashimi served lightly braised as tataki
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Beef liver sashimi served with sesame seed oil and salt
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See also
In Spanish: Sashimi para niños
