sushify

English

Etymology

sushi +‎ -fy

Verb

sushify (third-person singular simple present sushifies, present participle sushifying, simple past and past participle sushified)

1. (transitive, informal) To prepare (a food), such as rice, in a sushilike form.
   • 2012 July 10, Yumi Umemura, Sushi Lover's Cookbook: Easy-to-Prepare Recipes for Every Occasion, Tuttle Publishing, →ISBN:

     This chirashi sushi mixed sushi recipe calls for the roasted pepper to be marinated with sun-dried tomatoes, with the marinade itself finally providing the vinegary acidity to “sushify” the rice. 1 standard quantity Simple White Rice […]

2. (transitive, informal) To be given an experience of eating sushi.
   • 2003 12, Let's Go Inc., Let's Go Japan 1st Ed, Macmillan, →ISBN, page 151:

     Contrary to popular belief, sushi doesn't have to be served over a bar. A favorite place to get authentically sushified.

   • 2015 October 13, Justin Warner, The Laws of Cooking: And How to Break Them, Macmillan, →ISBN, page 124:

     ... piece kombu 2 tablespoons lightly packed bonito flakes 1 tablespoon sugar 1 teaspoon soy sauce 4 large eggs hand roll party (Cold fish) Hand rolls are the most underrated way to get “sushified,” and I don't really understand why.

3. (transitive, informal) To slice up (as if for sushi).

   Coordinate term: kebab