Iwashi – Japanese sardine
Iwashi – Japanese sardine
Packed in the box

Silver-skinned fish

Iwashi

真鰯 Japanese sardine

Sardinops melanostictus

Fatty summer sardines for nigiri. Very short shelf life, so air freight only.

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