: cold rice dressed with vinegar, formed into any of various shapes, and garnished especially with bits of raw seafood or vegetables
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Where to Eat Matsuhisa For sushi—and a scene—there’s still no better place in town than Matsuhisa, Chef Nobu Matsuhisa’s restaurant housed in a centuries-old Victorian residence.
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Elise Taylor, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2025
To little fanfare, one of Japan’s great sushi masters is sweating the details of the exacting Edomae tradition at Sushi Sho in Midtown.
—Koren Shadmi, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Honestly, the answer may be the bar, which has always been one of the behind-the-scenes highlights at the Golden Globes and got an upgrade this year, complete with a full Nobu sushi station manned by the chef himself.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 6 Jan. 2025
As the protagonist, players have to help a local sushi restaurant and other townspeople resist the shady developers trying to buy up the local property.
—Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
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Elise Taylor, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2025
To little fanfare, one of Japan’s great sushi masters is sweating the details of the exacting Edomae tradition at Sushi Sho in Midtown.
—Koren Shadmi, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Honestly, the answer may be the bar, which has always been one of the behind-the-scenes highlights at the Golden Globes and got an upgrade this year, complete with a full Nobu sushi station manned by the chef himself.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 6 Jan. 2025
As the protagonist, players have to help a local sushi restaurant and other townspeople resist the shady developers trying to buy up the local property.
—Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
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sushi
noun
su·shi
ˈsü-shē 
ˈsu̇sh-ē
: cold rice formed into any of various shapes and topped or wrapped with pieces of often raw seafood or vegetables
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