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Aji ( 鯵 あじ ) - Japanese Jack Mackerel
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Aji is usually served with grated ginger instead of wasabi. |
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Akagai ( 赤貝 あかがい （かい） ) - Red Clam (Ark Shell)
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Ama-ebi ( 甘海老 あまえび ) - Sweet Shrimp (Prawn)
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Anago ( 穴子 あなご ) - Conger Eel
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One of two types of eel commonly eaten in Japan. Served baked - never raw - coated in kabayaki sauce. Kabayaki sauce is made with soy sauce, salt, and mirin (a common flavouring in Japanese cooking made from rice and sake). |
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Bintoro ( びんとろ ビントロ ) - Tuna
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Another slightly fatty tuna cut. |
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Buri ( 鰤 ぶり ) - Japanese Amberjack
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Chuutoro ( 中トロ （鮪 まぐろ） ) - Tuna (fatty cut)
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Chuutoro is a cut from the fatty part of the fish and is considered a bit of a treat. It is a little more expensive than plain tuna. |
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Hamachi ( ハマチ ) - Yellowtail Kingfish
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Hirame ( ヒラメ ひらめ ) - Olive Flounder (Bastard Halibut)
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Hotate ( 帆立貝 ほたてがい （かい） ) - Scallop
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Ika ( 烏賊 いか ) - Cuttlefish (Squid)
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Ika-ten ( 烏賊 いか ) - Cuttlefish (squid) Tempura
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This is a picture of cuttlefish tempura sushi. The squid is deep-fried in a light batter. |
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Ikura ( イクラ ) - Salmon Roe
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A popular dish in Russia as well, where they also call it ikra - the Japanese do not eat it with sour cream and black bread, though. Some people dislike the feel of the little eggs popping in your mouth as you chew them... |
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Kani ( 蟹 かに ) - Crab
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The best meat of the crab in a mayonnaise salad. |
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Kani-Miso ( 蟹味噌 かにみそ ) - Crab
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Crab brains and internal organs... mashed into a salty paste. |
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Kanpachi / Kampachi ( かんぱち カンパチ ) - Great Amberjack / Rudderfish
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Karei ( 鰈 かれい ) - Flatfish (Flounder)
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To order this sushi, ask for ENGAWA (not KAREI)- it is muscle tissue from the side of the flounder. |
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Katsuo ( 鰹 かつお ) - Oceanic Bonito (Skipjack Tuna)
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Konbu ( 昆布 （こんぶ） ) - Kelp
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Maguro ( 鮪 まぐろ ) - Tuna (normal cut)
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This is the cheapest, basic cut of Tuna. |
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Mentaiko ( 明太子 めんたいこ ) - Walleye Pollack Roe
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Miso-shiru ( 味噌汁 （みそしる） ) - Miso Soup
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Sanma ( 秋刀魚 さんま ) - Pacific Saury
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Sanma comes into season at the end of the Summer and is popular grilled or barbecued as well as in sushi and sashimi dishes. |
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Shake (Saamon) ( 鮭 しゃけ サーモン ) - Salmon
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Shime-Saba ( 鯖 さば ・ しめ鯖 しめさば ) - Pacific Chub Mackerel
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This one is cooked, not raw. |
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Tai ( 鯛 たい ) - Sea Bream
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Tako-Wasabi ( たこわさび ) - Octopus & wasabi
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Tamago ( 卵 たまご ) - Egg
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Tsubugai ( つぶ貝 つぶがい （かい） ) - Tsubugai
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Unagi ( 鰻 うなぎ ) - Japanese Eel (Anguilla Japonica)
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