Tag: Shellfish
07
Apr
Shellfish at Shizuoka Parche Fish Market!
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I had been long due for a visit at the Fish Market inside Parche Department Store located at Shizuoka City JR Station! It seems we...
29
Oct
Sushi and Sashimi: Eat Local!
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Saurel pike/Aji from Suruga Bay, Shizuoka Prefecture Very few people will disagree with the notion that Japan is the ideal place to discover and savour...
24
Oct
Marine Life Sustainability and Stock Preservation in Japan
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Foodbuzz never asked me for such an article. I just wrote it first out of concern for some of my Foodbuzz Friends! It was Lou-Ann‘s...
17
Jun
Shellfish species 12: Japanese Ivory Shell-Japanese Babylon Shell/Baigai
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Japanese Ivory Shell/Japanese Babylon Shell are known as Bai, Baigai, Isobai in Japanese. They are just in season now as we see them over the...
28
May
Sea Urchin Species
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Aka Uni/Red Sea Urchin Roe Sea urchins, or uni/海栗in Japanese, are popular in many countries, but maybe not as much as in Japan! The situation...
27
May
Octopus Species
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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...
26
May
Shellfish species 11: Surf Clam/Ubagai
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“Ubagai” or more commonly called “Hokkigai” when served as sashimi or sushi have many names in English. Member of the Trough Shells Groups, they are...
25
May
Shellfish Species 10: Ark Shell/Akagai
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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...
19
May
Shellfish Species 6: Turbo Shell/Sazae
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Japanese turbo shells with and without “spikes” Turbo shells are common all over the world, but are not eaten everywhere. Called Sazae or Sadae in...
18
May
Shellfish Species 5: Gaper/Mirugai
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We are just in season for Mirugai or Gaper Shellfish. Known under many names including Mirugai, Mirukui, Mirukuigai, Mirukugai, Guidakku, Umitake or Atlantic Miru, it...
17
May
Shellfish Species 4: Surf Clam/Torigai
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“Torigai” does not have a real name in English. They are approximately translated “large cockle” They appear on the market in Spring and earlier in...