sashimi arranged in the original fish shape
A presentation style where sashimi slices from a freshly prepared fish are reassembled on the plate to resemble the original fish, often with the head and tail included.
The sashimi arrangement at this restaurant uses a whole sea bream and looks spectacular.
For sashimi presented in the original fish shape, freshness is the most important thing.
活け造り is sashimi prepared from a fish that is still alive or extremely fresh, often presented in a lifelike pose, whereas 姿造り focuses on the arrangement in the original shape.
Standard kanji spelling for this culinary term.
Variant spelling using 作 instead of 造; both are seen.
Compound of 姿 (すがた, 'shape, figure') and 造り (つくり, 'making, preparation'), referring to the practice of arranging sashimi to resemble the original fish.