Torisashi
/ˌtɔːr.iˈsɑː.ʃi/noun
A Japanese dish of thinly sliced raw or lightly seared chicken, traditionally served with seasonings.
Did you know?Torisashi is often only lightly seared because thoroughly cooking chicken is the reliable way to destroy pathogens such as Campylobacter and Salmonella.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Japonic
Proto-Japonic
*tori
“Bird; the word later became especially associated with chicken in compounds.”
Old Japanese
Old Japanese
tori
“Bird or fowl.”
Classical Japanese
Japanese
刺し身 (sashimi)
“Sliced raw flesh; literally “pierced flesh,” from sasu, “to pierce,” plus mi, “flesh or body.””
Modern Japanese
Japanese
鶏刺し (torisashi)
“Chicken sashimi: sliced raw chicken, with 鶏 meaning chicken and 刺し referring to sliced raw flesh.”
20th–21st Century
English
torisashi
“An English culinary loanword for Japanese raw or lightly seared chicken sashimi.”