Originally Posted by
bmwe92fan
LOL I get it -- but trust me 99% of most people don't have a clue - but to my wife it's life or death lol.... The Japanese are so precise -- sushi is sushi -- maki is maki - and nigiri is nigiri.... You totally got me on the details -- which I guarantee almost no one but you and I get - except perhaps for the JP forum...
99% of people may not know these details, but I think a good percentage of people know that sashimi and "sushI" (at least when referring to fish) generally means raw. (and, yes, I too am aware that plenty of nigiri involving fish is typically served cooked.)