姿すがた寿ず司し

noun

whole fish stuffed with sushi rice

A type of sushi where a whole fish is gutted, deboned, and stuffed with sushi rice, then often pressed and sliced. A regional specialty, particularly associated with Wakayama Prefecture.

• 和わ歌か山やまの名めい物ぶつ、姿すがた寿ず司しを初はじめて食たべた。

  I tried sugatazushi, a specialty of Wakayama, for the first time.

• 姿すがた寿ず司しは、魚さかなの形かたちを残のこしたまま酢飯、すめしを詰つめて作つくられる。

  Sugatazushi is made by stuffing sushi rice into a fish while keeping its shape intact.