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vinegared sushi rice
Rice seasoned with a mixture of vinegar, sugar, and salt, used as the base for sushi. Also called シャリ in sushi restaurant terminology.
酢飯を作る。
To make sushi rice.
炊きたてのご飯に酢を混ぜて酢飯にする。
Mix vinegar into freshly cooked rice to make sushi rice.
おいしい寿司を作るには、酢飯の味つけが大切だ。
To make delicious sushi, the seasoning of the vinegared rice is important.
USAGE:
酢飯 is the standard term used in cooking. At sushi restaurants, the same rice is called シャリ, which is the professional/insider term.
PREPARATION:
酢飯 is made by mixing 合わせ酢 (seasoned vinegar — a blend of 酢, 砂糖, and 塩) into hot cooked rice while fanning it to cool.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 酢飯を作る (to make sushi rice)
- 酢飯の味つけ (seasoning of sushi rice)
- 酢飯を握る (to shape sushi rice by hand)