text: Personally, I would reword the statement to prevent the plural of the word "sushi" (which is also "sushi")  from sounding awkward. \n"What are some of your favorite sushi dishes?"\n\nContradictions may emerge when foreign words are used in English - as is increasingly the case in the age of globalization. When Latin words were incorporated into English, such as octopi, they retained their foreign purity. Therefore, precedent stipulates that sushi should retain its Japanese purity. In practice: one sushi, two sushi, three sushi. The main problem with this second option is that it plays havoc with the cognitive patterns that the brain uses to code language.