Sashimi is the Japanese term for a dish of sliced raw fish or other seafood. And while it is indeed often sashimi that tops the rice that makes the sushi the world has come to love, sushi actually refers to the rice (which can be topped with anything), not the fish. So the next time someone says they don't like sushi, what they're really saying is that they don't like rice.

Japanese sashimi is served with soy sauce with wasabi paste, or ponzu and shredded daikon radish. But sashimi is a trendy word that is appropriated on restaurant menus worldwide, and may include any number of raw fish preparations.