Tag: Japanese Fish
04
Jan
Japanese Fish Species 13: Saba/Mackerel
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Mackerel or saba/鯖 is a fish eaten over the whole Northern Hemisphere and does come under many varieties and names. In Japan it is mainly...
21
Dec
Japanese Fish Species 12: Noresore/Conger Eel Whitebait
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“Noresore” will soon appear at some select fish markets, and as it will be a very short season, you will have to keep your eyes...
09
Dec
Japanese Fish Species 11: Makogarei/Turbot
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“Makogarei” or Pleuronectes yokohamae Gunther for the specialists is one of the many kinds of turbot indigeneous to Japan. You will find it on the...
19
Oct
Japanese Fish Species 6: Kampachi/Amberjack
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With the first days of Autumn upon us, Kampachi or Amberjack is appearing on our plates in Japan! The fish seems to have so many...
15
Oct
Japanese Fish Species 5: Ishigarei/Stone Flounder
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Ishigarei, イシガレイ、石鰈 in Japanese, is another popular flatfish/flounder in this country. For the specialists the Englidh name is stone flounder, and its Latin name Kareus...
02
Sep
Japanese Fish Species 6: Katsuo/Bonito
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Bonito or “katsuo” in Japanese are extensively caught by fishermen from Numazu, Shimizu, Yaizu and Omaezaki Harbours (all Shizuoka Prefecture). The main fishing areas are...
30
Aug
Japanese Fish Species 5: Kampachi/Amberjack
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With the first days of Autumn upon us, Kampachi or Amberjack is appearing on our plates in Japan! The fish seems to have so many...
22
Aug
Japanese Fish Species 4: Hirame/Olive Flounder, Bastard Halibut, Tonguefish, Sole
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Hirame/平目 “Hirame” could be translated in many ways depending of your country of origin: Flat Fish, Sole, Ｔurbot (although the latter should define “karei”) and...
16
Aug
Japanese Fish Species 3: Buri/Yellowtail
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We are just between two distinct seasons for Buri/鰤 or Yellowtail, as Hiramasa or young Yellowtail is caught in Summer and Buri/Mature Yellowtail is caught...
12
Aug
Japanese Fish Species 2: Bora/Mullet
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There are at least 12 recognized kinds of mullet being caught all over the world. The flathead mullet in particular is an important food fish...
10
Aug
Japanese Fish Species 1: Ainame/Fat Greening
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Ainame/アイナメ/Hexagrammos otakii or Fat Greening is a truly Japanese seasonal fish, which has become a rarity as it lives only around the Japanese archipelago along...
24
May
Sakura Shrimps Fisherman in Yui: Hiroki Kubota-窪田弘毅!
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A samurai of old? Hiroki Kubota-窪田弘毅! The cherry shrimps spring catching season will be finished in three weeks before being resumed in late fall. So...
21
May
Local Shizuoka Fish at Parche Fishmarket in Shizuoka City!
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Shizuoka Prefecture is blessed with two of the richest sea areas in Japan with the Suruga Bay and the Izu Peninsula. The Prefecture boasts the...
18
May
Japanese Seafood Species 3: Octopus Varieties
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Mizudako Octopus Sashimi Salad Octopuses are common on the markets along the Mediteranean Sea, especially Greece, italy and Spain. Tey are also very common in...
17
May
Japanese Seafood Species 2: Sea Cucumber/Common Sea Squirt/Hoya-Mahoya-海鞘
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The Common Sea Squirt or Hoya/海鞘 in Japanese, very often called Sea Cucumber is neither a coral, seaweed, shellfish or whatever. It is an animal...