Nikaido | Japanese Restaurant 92683 | Restaurant in Westminster, CA 92683

Sashimi - Japanese Restaurant 92683

• 1. What is Sashimi?
• 2. What is difference between sushi and sashimi?
• 3. What is sashimi served on?
• 4. How healthy is sashimi?
• 5. Why is sashimi more expensive than sushi?

1. What is Sashimi?

Sashimi is a Japanese delicacy consisting of fresh raw fish or meat sliced into thin pieces and often eaten with soy sauce.
 

2. What is difference between sushi and sashimi?

Sashimi is thinly sliced raw meat—usually fish, such as salmon or tuna—that is served without rice. Sushi is not raw fish, but rather vinegared rice that is mixed with other ingredients, which may or may not include raw fish.
 

3. What is sashimi served on?

Sashimi is popularly served with a dipping sauce (soy sauce) and condiments such as wasabi paste, grated fresh ginger, grated fresh garlic, or ponzu for meat sashimi, and such garnishes as shiso and shredded daikon radish.
 

4. How healthy is sashimi?

It's a good source of heart healthy omega-3 fatty acids thanks to the fish it's made with. Sushi is also low in calories – there's no added fat. ... Sashimi, raw fish served sliced without rice, has roughly 132 calories for 6 pieces (3 ounces).
 

5. Why is sashimi more expensive than sushi?

The cost of sashimi grade fish is very high. Slicing the fish correctly to maximize the flavor and texture is not something learnt overnight and the skill to identify the best way to cut the fish is similar to the skill of the surgeon operating on their patient.