sushi rice
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.63 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Sticky short-grain white rice, steamed and seasoned with sugar and vinegar, especially used in sushi dishes.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Bright makes his risotto with sushi rice rather than with traditional risotto rice and says that home cooks can use any short-grain rice that produces starch."
- "Most of those calories come from the sticky white rice that holds your roll together. Sushi rice is typically made by adding in vinegar and sugar, and the sugar gives it more calories than steamed rice, Zeratsky says."
Usage
Synonyms
sumeshi