姿すがた造づくり

Meanings

noun

sashimi arranged in the original fish shape

A presentation style where sashimi slices from a freshly prepared fish are reassembled on the plate to resemble the original fish, often with the head and tail included.

この店みせの姿すがた造づくりは、鯛たいがまるごと一いっ匹ぴき使つかわれていて見み事ごとだ。
The sashimi arrangement at this restaurant uses a whole sea bream and looks spectacular.
姿すがた造づくりは、魚さかなの新しん鮮せんさが何なにより大たい切せつです。
For sashimi presented in the original fish shape, freshness is the most important thing.

Written forms

姿すがた造づくりUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling for this culinary term.
姿すがた作づくり
Variant spelling using 作 instead of 造; both are seen.

Kanji

姿figure, form, shape
造create, make, structure
作make, production, prepare

Similar words

刺さし身み
刺身 is the general term for sliced raw fish, while 姿造り specifically refers to the presentation where the slices are arranged to resemble the whole fish.
活いけ造づくり
活け造り is sashimi prepared from a fish that is still alive or extremely fresh, often presented in a lifelike pose, whereas 姿造り focuses on the arrangement in the original shape.

Etymology

Compound of 姿 (すがた, 'shape, figure') and 造り (つくり, 'making, preparation'), referring to the practice of arranging sashimi to resemble the original fish.