tekone sushi; marinated fish mixed with vinegared rice
A regional sushi dish from Mie Prefecture, especially the Shima area, where slices of raw fish (often bonito or tuna) are marinated in soy sauce and mixed with vinegared rice by hand.
I want to try tekone sushi, a specialty of the Shima region.
手こね寿司は、醤油に漬けた魚を酢飯に混ぜて作ります。
Tekone sushi is made by mixing fish marinated in soy sauce with vinegared rice.
Standard spelling using the common kanji 寿司 for sushi.
Kana spelling for 寿司; common in everyday writing.
Rare kanji form using 捏ね; it is rarely used.
Rare kanji form using 捏ね and the older 鮨 character for sushi.
From 手 (hand) + こね (kneading, from 捏ねる) + 寿司 (sushi), literally 'hand-kneaded sushi', referring to the method of mixing the ingredients by hand.