How many calories in sashimi
Eight slices of sashimi have about 250 kcal, almost all of it protein and fish fat.
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To burn it off
Sashimi is raw fish sliced and served on its own, without the rice that makes it sushi. So what you get is fish, a bit of wasabi and some pickled ginger.
Eight slices are about 250 kcal, with 32 g of protein, 13 g of fat and no carbs at all. Salmon brings most of that fat, tuna is leaner.
It's one of the lightest things on a sushi menu for how full it keeps you. The calories at a Japanese dinner usually come from the rice, the tempura and the third round of nigiri.
Tips
- 1Order a sashimi plate alongside a few pieces of sushi instead of a second maki platter.
- 2Go for more tuna and white fish if you want it leaner, salmon if you want it richer.
- 3Add a miso soup or edamame and you've got a proper meal.
Where it comes from
The word sashimi appears in the Muromachi period (1336 to 1573), when nobles and samurai ate sliced raw fish with salt or vinegar, before soy sauce took over. It means pierced body, and nobody is quite sure why. One theory says the tail or fin was stuck onto the slices to show which fish it was, another that kiru, to cut, sounded too ominous to use outside samurai circles.
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Questions
Is sashimi lower in calories than sushi?
Usually, because sashimi has no rice. Eight slices are about 250 kcal and almost no carbs.
How much protein is in sashimi?
About 32 g in eight slices, which is a lot for 250 kcal.
How many calories in 16 slices of sashimi?
About 500 kcal, double the eight slice plate.
Do I need to count the soy sauce with sashimi?
Barely, a tablespoon of soy sauce is about 10 kcal. It's the salt that adds up, not the calories.
Is salmon sashimi higher in calories than tuna?
Yes, gram for gram salmon has roughly twice the calories of lean tuna, because of its fat. A mixed plate lands in between, at about 250 kcal for eight slices.
