Yari ika – Spear squid
Yari ika – Spear squid
At Toyosu

Squid & octopus

Yari ika

槍烏賊 Spear squid

Heterololigo bleekeri

Slender squid with a clean, sweet taste. Winter and spring fish carry roe.

Source
Wild
Form
Fresh
Origins
Nagasaki · Aomori · Hokkaido
Cuts / packs
Whole
Season
  1. January: main season
  2. February: main season
  3. March: main season
  4. April: main season
  5. May: outside the main season
  6. June: outside the main season
  7. July: outside the main season
  8. August: outside the main season
  9. September: outside the main season
  10. October: outside the main season
  11. November: outside the main season
  12. December: outside the main season
Yellow marks the main season.