Tag: Hard Clam
25
May
Shellfish Species 10: Ark Shell/Akagai
by dragonlife
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(Ark shell sashimi in its own shell) Akagai or Ark Shell tends to frighten potential sheffish amateurs because of its other English name, “Bloody Shell”,...
21
May
Shellfish Species 9: Round Clam-Hen Clam/Bakagai
by dragonlife
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“Bakagai”, or Round clam/Hen Clam in English is found mainly in the Central part of Honshu Island. Actually, you have a good chance to discover...
21
May
Sashimi Plate at Tomii (’09/05/20)
by dragonlife
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I suppose I need not introduce my favourite Japanese restaurant in Shizuoka City any more, as I just have stopped counting the articles I wrote...
20
May
Shellfish Species 8: Pen Shell/Tairagi
by dragonlife
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Pen Shells or Tairagi in Japanese are usually sold in winter but tend to still appear in Sping in Shizuoka. Also called Tairagai, it was...
20
May
Shellfish Species 7: Clam/Hamaguri
by dragonlife
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Clams come in many varieties in Japan. They are either called Common Orient Clams or Hard Clams, whatever their mode of cooking. Japanese Clam Variety...