🦀 Swimming crab: ワタリガニ (watari-gani)
A crab of sheltered bays, eaten boiled or in miso soup and pasta. Caught in Mikawa Bay and the Inland Sea.
- Japanese
- ワタリガニ
- Reading
- わたりがに · watari-gani
- Kanji
- 渡り蟹・蝤蛑
- Best months
- Sep – Dec
- Allergy group
- Crab
Order this
Japanワタリガニをお願いします。
South Korea꽃게 부탁드립니다.
Swimming crab, please.
Other names
| ガザミ がざみ · gazami | At the market / sushi bar · The standard name |
Local dishes with this fish
| Mikawa Bay swimming crab · Nagoya (Aichi) | Sep – Dec |
| Ganjang gejang (raw crab marinated in soy sauce) · Seoul | All year |
Name in other languages
| 한국어 | 꽃게 |
| 简体中文 | 梭子蟹 |
| 繁體中文 | 梭子蟹 |
| Tiếng Việt | Ghẹ |
| Español | Cangrejo nadador |
| 日本語 | ワタリガニ |
← Sushi fish guide: names and seasons
Seasons shift with the weather and the catch each year. Ask the restaurant what is in today.