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The Japanese amberjack or yellowtail, Seriola quinqueradiata, is a species of jack fish in the family Carangidae, native to the northwest Pacific Ocean. It is known as shiyu ( 鰤魚) in China, bang'eo ( 방어) in Korea, and buri ( 鰤) or hamachi ( 魬) in Japan . Although it is frequently listed on menus as "yellowtail tuna," it is a fish of ...
The word sashimi means 'pierced body', i.e., "刺身" = sashimi, where 刺 し = sashi (pierced, stuck) and 身 = mi (body, meat). This word dates from the Muromachi period (1336 to 1573) and was possibly coined when the word "切る" = kiru (cut), the culinary step, was considered too inauspicious to be used by anyone other than samurai.
The term sushi literally means "sour-tasting", as the overall dish has a sour and umami or savory taste. The term comes from an antiquated し shi terminal-form conjugation, no longer used in other contexts, of the adjectival verb sui (酸い, "to be sour"), [13] resulting in the term sushi (酸し). [14]
Poke (dish) Poke ( / ˈpoʊkeɪ /; Hawaiian for 'to slice' or 'cut crosswise into pieces'; [3] [4] sometimes anglicised as poké to aid pronunciation as two syllables) [5] [6] [7] is a dish of diced raw fish tossed in sauce and served either as an appetizer or a main course. [8] [9]
Per Jue, chutoro (medium fatty tuna), otoro (fatty tuna), unagi (eel) and egg are a few notable favorites for nigiri newcomers to try. 3. Maki. Now we enter more familiar territory. When you think ...
Traditionally, the Japanese regarded sake, which is made from rice, as a substitute for white rice served in a standard Japanese meal, and as a result some Japanese do not eat rice and drink alcohol simultaneously. [1] Sakana are served in drinking establishments known as izakaya. When first seated in an izakaya, an otoshi (お通し) or ...
The yellowtail amberjack, yellowtail kingfish, hiramasa or great amberjack ( Seriola lalandi) is a large fish found in the Southern Ocean. Although previously thought to be found in all oceans and seas, recent genetic analysis restricts S. lalandi proper to the Southern Hemisphere waters. [3] However, they are found in Northern Hemisphere ...
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and three Cabinet ministers ate Fukushima fish sashimi at a lunch meeting Wednesday, in an apparent effort to show that fish is safe following the release of ...