🐟 Yellowtail (Japanese amberjack): ブリ (buri)
The classic 'promotion fish' whose name changes as it grows. Fatty winter fish are called kan-buri.
- Japanese
- ブリ
- Reading
- ぶり · buri
- Kanji
- 鰤
- Best months
- Dec – Feb
- Allergy group
- Fish
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Japanブリをお願いします。
South Korea방어 부탁드립니다.
Yellowtail (Japanese amberjack), please.
Names as it grows
The same fish is called by a different name as it grows. Menus may use any of these.
- Kanto
- ワカシ → イナダ → ワラサ → ブリ
- Kansai
- ツバス → ハマチ → メジロ → ブリ
- Hokuriku
- ツバイソ → コズクラ → フクラギ → ガンド → ブリ
Other names
| 寒ブリ かんぶり · kan-buri | Seasonal name · Fatty winter yellowtail |
Local dishes with this fish
| Winter yellowtail (kan-buri) from the Genkai Sea · Fukuoka (Hakata) | Dec – Feb |
| Winter yellowtail sashimi (daebangeo) · Seoul | Nov – Feb |
| Ine winter yellowtail · Kyoto (city, Tango coast) | Dec – Feb |
Name in other languages
| 한국어 | 방어 |
| 简体中文 | 鰤鱼 |
| 繁體中文 | 鰤魚 |
| Tiếng Việt | Cá cam (cá cam Nhật Bản) |
| Español | Seriola (medregal japonés) |
| 日本語 | ブリ |
← Sushi fish guide: names and seasons
Seasons shift with the weather and the catch each year. Ask the restaurant what is in today.