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sushify

sushify verb: to prepare (a food), such as rice, in a sushilike form.

Verb

sushify (third-person singular simple present sushifies, present participle sushifying, simple past and past participle sushified)

  1. (informal, transitive) To prepare (a food), such as rice, in a sushilike form.
    • This chirashi sushi mixed sushi recipe calls for the roasted pepper to be marinated with sun-dried tomatoes, with the marinade itself finally providing the vinegary acidity to “sushify” the rice. 1 standard quantity Simple White Rice[…]2012 July 10, Yumi Umemura, Sushi Lover's Cookbook: Easy-to-Prepare Recipes for Every Occasion, Tuttle Publishing, →ISBN
  2. (informal, transitive) To be given an experience of eating sushi.
    • Contrary to popular belief, sushi doesn't have to be served over a bar. A favorite place to get authentically sushified.2003 12, Let's Go Inc., Let's Go Japan 1st Ed, Macmillan, →ISBN, page 151
    • ... piece kombu 2 tablespoons lightly packed bonito flakes 1 tablespoon sugar 1 teaspoon soy sauce 4 large eggs hand roll party (Cold fish) Hand rolls are the most underrated way to get “sushified,” and I don't really understand why.2015 October 13, Justin Warner, The Laws of Cooking: And How to Break Them, Macmillan, →ISBN, page 124
  3. (informal, transitive) To slice up (as if for sushi).

Forms of sushify

third-person singular presentsushifies
present participlesushifying
past participlesushified
pastsushified

Origin of sushify

From sushi + -fy.

Questions about sushify

What does sushify mean?
Sushify means to prepare (a food), such as rice, in a sushilike form.
What part of speech is sushify?
Sushify is a verb.
What is the past tense of sushify?
The past tense of sushify is sushified.

Words near sushify in the dictionary

  1. sushi-ya
  2. sushi-yas
  3. sushied
  4. sushified
  5. sushifies
  6. sushify
  7. sushifying
  8. sushiing
  9. Sushil
  10. Sushila
  11. sushilike

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