Message: | Sanma = a fish sometimes called saury, saury pike, mackerel-pike. It's a saltwater northern pacific fish. You can get it cooked at places like Suehiro, and the Russians can it and market it under the brand, "Sokra".
Shirako = milt sacs/soft roe sacs = cod sperm sacs. Can be grilled or otherwise cooked or used to thicken and flavor stuff. Slightly creamy and slightly bitter
Iwashi= usually translated as sardine.
Kohada= also a kind of sardine-like fish, sometimes translated as gizzard shad.
chawan-mushi, cha=tea, wan=bowl, chawan mushi is a type of savory steamed custard made with chicken eggs beaten with a light stock and sake, bits of fish and shrimp, herbs, gingko nuts etc and steamed. takes about 15-20 minutes, if they'll do it.
Also, now, you might get katsuo=skipjack=pacific bonito=aku (Hawai'ian). Beefy, tasty.
And give Shibucho a try, just stick to traditional dishes, and consider avoiding sashimi (one or two dishes, max) and you'll be surprized as to how affordable it can be.
And thanks for the compliment :).
btw, I haven't had it, but a quick internet search shows that hamo is a fine-boned variety of eel that is very labor-intensive to prepare; it's translated as conger eel, pike eel and sharp-toothed eel. Hope that helps. I don't know it. |