sashimin.

1880 I. L. Bird Unbeaten Tracks Japan I. 239 The preparation of raw fish cut into oblong strips called sashimi.

1920 Japan Advertiser 22 Aug. 5 Sashimi or arai..is raw tai, tunny or kare, served with horseradish.

1933 P. Peto Recipes Rare from Everywhere 29 Sashimi. The fish is skinned, cleaned and cut into fillets about ¹/ ₁₀ inch thick; it is arranged on a dish and garnished with fresh thinly sliced vegetables, and is eaten with Shoyu blended with Japanese shredded horseradish.

1936 K. Tezuka Japanese Food 14 Sashimi (raw sea-bream, flounder, tunny, etc. cut into thin slices).

1959 R. Kirkbride Tamiko vii. 54 They had hors d'oeuvres of raw wild vegetables, sashimi, thin slices of raw tuna [etc.].

1967 Guardian 8 Dec. 8/2 Finding fish fresh enough to serve sashimi (raw) is very difficult.

1969 R. Howe Far Eastern Cookery 189 Sashimi..is a truly Japanese speciality... I took myself to a small sashimi bar..and ordered sake.

1973 J. Gores Final Notice x. 60 Waiting for the Japanese waitress to arrive with the sukiyaki and sashimi.

1978 Maclean's 13 Nov. 47/1 Each spring the tiny fishing village 20 miles south of Halifax prepares to satisfy the yearnings of 100 million Japanese for sashimi.