Tag: Fish
14
Oct
Shimizu Fish Market (清水魚市場) in Shimizu Ku, Shizuoka City!
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Shimizu Ku, formerly Shimizu City, a city of its own, before it was merged into Shizuoka City, has always been a major fishing harbor in...
21
Apr
Japanese Fish Species 24: Torafugu/Tiger Puffer
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Torafugu or Tiger Puffer is one of more than a 100 hundred varieties of edible Puffer Fish or Globe Fish, but Tiger Puffer is by...
14
Apr
Japanese Fish Species 23: Tara/Cod
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Cod, or “Tara/鱈” in Japanese reads a the “Snow Fish”. Unlike in many countries in Europe and North America, the fish is eaten fresh, raw...
13
Apr
Japanese Fish Species 22: Tai-Madai/Seabream
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There are many varieties of Seabream/Snappers/Tai/鯛 in Japan: Batodai, Hanadai, Ishidai, Kinmeidai, Mekkidai, etc., but the most popular variety is called Madai/真鯛, or True Seabream....
01
Apr
Japanese Fish Species 21: Tachiuo/Scabbard Fish-Cutlass Fish
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Scabbard Fish(also called Cutlass Fish) or “Tachiuo” is a summer fish very popular in Japan in spite of its great length. Tachiuo in Japanese, 太刀魚,...
29
Mar
Japanese Fish Species 20: Suzuki/Seabass
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Suzuki or seabass is a fish so popular with anglers all over the world that a lot of people forget it is also an extremely...
23
Mar
Japanese Fish Species 19: Shirogisu/Sillago
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Shirogisu, or Sillago in English probably has as many Japanese names as English names. The Sillago found along the Japanese shores is also called sillago...
12
Mar
Japanese Fish species 18: Shimaaji/Striped Horsemackerel
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Shimaaji, or Striped Horsemackerel is one variety of Aji/Horsemackerel-Saurel. Although the season is said to be in Summer, the taste varies little with the time...
20
Feb
Japanese Fish Species 17: Japanese Half Beak
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The Japanese Half beak or “Sayori” is a very popular fish in Japan as sashimi or sushi. Although difficult to dress, it is much appreciated...
27
Jan
Japanese Fish Species 16: Sawara/Spanish Mackerel
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Sawara or Spanish Mackerel is considered as the best kind of Mackerel in Japan. Not only it is a big variety, but its comparatively white...
25
Jan
Japanese Fish Species 15: Sanma/Mackerel Pike
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Japanese Fish Species 15: Sanma/Mackerel Pike “Sanma” or Mackerel Pike usually comes on our plates with the advent of Autumn, but can be found until...
09
Jan
Japanese Fish Species 14: Sake/Shake/Salmon
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Salmon is a favourite almost everywhere on the Globe, but it is in Japan that you can enjoy in the most numerous manners! Like every...
27
Nov
Japanese Fish Species 10: Kurosoi/Black Rock Fish
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Kurosoi/クロソイ/Black Rock Fish-Schlegel’s Black Rockfish (Latin name: Sebastes schlegelii Hilgendorf,1880) is a rock fish/scorpion Fish variety even rarer than Ainame/アイナメ/Fat Greening for the simple reason...
21
Nov
Local Shizuoka Fish & Seafood at Parche Fish Market In Shizuoka City: Including “Red mackerel/Bonnetmouth!
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With the coming of winter, the Fish Market at Parche inside the Shizuoka JR Station is always a great place to make new discoveries and...
11
Nov
Japanese Fish Species 9: Kohada/Gizzard Shad
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Kohada/コハダ、or “small skin” actually is not the Japanese name of gizzard shad, but a generic name for the small fish as sashimi or sushi. The...