サーモン寿司
sāmon sushi
Salmon sushi in Japanese is サーモン寿司 (sāmon sushi).
The phrase refers to a type of sushi made with raw or cooked salmon. In many Japanese sushi restaurants, the specific term サーモン is used to refer to Atlantic salmon, which is the type commonly used for sushi-grade preparations.
What does it mean word for word?
The term サーモン寿司 is a combination of the borrowed English word for salmon, サーモン and the word for sushi, 寿司.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In some regions, you may hear 鮭のにぎり used to refer to salmon sushi. Additionally, the term 鮭のお寿司 is sometimes used in certain areas, which adds the honorific prefix お to the word for sushi.
How do you pronounce it?
sāmon sushi
Did you know?
- Until the 1980s, raw salmon was rarely eaten in Japan because of a fear of parasites. The popularity of サーモン was largely driven by a marketing campaign by a Norwegian company to export their fish to Japan.
- In many high-end traditional sushi restaurants, you might not see 'salmon sushi' on the menu at all, as many purists consider salmon a relatively recent, Western-influenced addition to the sushi repertoire.
- While the English loanword サーモン is common, many Japanese people may not immediately associate it with the traditional Japanese word for salmon, 鮭, because they are treated as distinct culinary categories.
Examples in context
- サーモン寿司が大好きです。Sāmon sushi ga daisuki desu.I love salmon sushi.
- メニューにサーモン寿司はありますか？Menyū ni sāmon sushi wa arimasu ka?Is there salmon sushi on the menu?
- 今日はサーモン寿司を食べたいです。Kyō wa sāmon sushi o tabetai desu.I want to eat salmon sushi today.
Example conversation
Yui and Kenta are looking at a sushi menu.
- 結衣 Yui健太さんは何にしますか？Kenta-san wa nani ni shimasu ka?What will you have, Kenta?
- 健太 Kenta僕はサーモン寿司にします。Boku wa sāmon sushi ni shimasu.I'll go with the salmon sushi.
- 結衣 Yuiいいですね。私もそれにします。Ii desu ne. Watashi mo sore ni shimasu.That sounds good. I'll have that too.
- 健太 Kentaじゃあ、たくさん注文しましょう。Jaa, takusan chūmon shimashō.Then, let's order a lot.
