プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
すし【×鮨・▲寿司】
sushi; vinegared rice topped with raw fish, or rolled in seaweed with various ingredients
説明
Sushi literally means vinegared rice, and refers to any dish made with such rice. While often used synonymously with nigiri-zushi, in fact sushi comes in many different shapes and with a great variety of ingredients. Nigiri-zushi is bite-sized hand-pressed lump of rice, topped with a slice of fresh fish or other seafood, and with a dab of wasabi (horseradish) between the rice and the fish. It is enjoyed dipped in soy sauce. Other types of sushi include maki-zushi (a sushi roll), sushi rice rolled in nori (a sheet of dried laver) with other ingredients such as sweet omelet (tamagoyaki) and seasoned strips of gourd (kanpyo); inari-zushi, sushi rice stuffed into a small pouch of fried tofu skin; oshi-zushi, sushi rice and other ingredients pressed together in a wooden mold; and chirashi-zushi, a bowl of sushi rice with other ingredients mixed into, or spread over the top of, the rice. Sushi restaurants in general fall into the high-price range, while fast-food kaiten-zushi, or conveyer-belt sushi restaurants, offer nigiri-zushi at moderate prices and appeal to families.（意訳：すしにはいろいろな種類があるが，特に握りずしを指すことが多い．新鮮な海の幸を一口大に握った酢飯の上にのせたもので，わさびをきかせて醤油を付けて食べる．ほかにのりでかんぴょうや玉子焼きなどを巻いた巻きずし，油揚げに酢飯を入れたいなりずし，木枠の中に具と酢飯を入れて作る押しずし，具を酢飯に混ぜたり，酢飯の上にのせるちらしずしなどがある．すしというと値が張るものだが，手頃な値段で食べられる回転ずしは家族連れに人気がある）
すし種
a sushi topping
すし屋
〔店〕a sushi shop；〔カウンター式の〕a sushi bar
すし詰め
⇒すし詰め