Silver-skinned fish
Ayu
鮎 Sweetfish
Plecoglossus altivelis
River fish with a clean, melon-like aroma. The summer centerpiece for shioyaki in kaiseki.
- Source
- Wild / farmed
- Form
- Fresh
- Origins
- Wakayama · Kochi · Kyoto
- Cuts / packs
- Whole
- Season
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- January: outside the main season
- February: outside the main season
- March: outside the main season
- April: outside the main season
- May: outside the main season
- June: main season
- July: main season
- August: main season
- September: outside the main season
- October: outside the main season
- November: outside the main season
- December: outside the main season
