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Sashimi
English and Japanese terms for sashimi
Term | Definition |
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Egg | Tamago |
Tofu Pocket (not raw) | Inari |
Albacore Tuna | Shiro Maguro |
Salmon | Sake |
Red Snapper | Tai |
Octopus (not raw) | Tako |
Eel (not raw) | Unagi |
Sweet Shrimp | Amaebi |
Sea Urchin | Uni |
Fatty Tuna (Tuna Belly) | Toro |
Yellow Tail | Hamachi |
Red Clam | Hokigai |
Ahi Tuna (yellow fin) | Maguro |
Blue Fin | Maguro |
Escolar (white tuna) | sometimes called shiro maguro, but it is NOT albacore! Oilfish and butterfish |
Squid | Ika |
Shrimp | Ebi |
Crab | Kani |
Masago | roe, smaller, more about texture and little sweet |
Tobiko | roe, larger, crunchy/pops, sweet |
Abalone | Awabi |