Silver-skinned fish
Nama-shirasu
生しらす Raw baby sardines
Engraulis japonicus (larvae)
Translucent raw whitebait, eaten same-day with ginger and soy or over rice. Extremely perishable, so air freight only.
- Source
- Wild
- Form
- Fresh
- Origins
- Shizuoka · Kanagawa · Hyogo
- Cuts / packs
- Pack
- Season
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- January: outside the main season
- February: outside the main season
- March: main season
- April: main season
- May: main season
- June: outside the main season
- July: outside the main season
- August: outside the main season
- September: main season
- October: main season
- November: outside the main season
- December: outside the main season
