🐟 Daggertooth pike conger (hamo): 鱧 (hamo)
Kansai's summer fish. Full of small bones, it is finely scored through to the skin (honekiri), blanched, and eaten with plum paste. Awaji Island is a producer.
- Japanese
- 鱧
- Reading
- はも · hamo
- Best months
- Jun – Aug
- Allergy group
- Fish
Order this
Japan鱧をお願いします。
South Korea갯장어 부탁드립니다.
Daggertooth pike conger (hamo), please.
Other names
| ハモ はも · hamo | At the market / sushi bar · The standard name |
Local dishes with this fish
| Awaji Island hamo · Hyogo (Kobe, Akashi) | Jun – Aug |
| Hamo (blanched pike conger, hamo shabu) · Kyoto (city, Tango coast) | Jun – Oct |
Name in other languages
| 한국어 | 갯장어 |
| 简体中文 | 海鳗 |
| 繁體中文 | 海鰻 |
| Tiếng Việt | Cá dưa xám (hamo) |
| Español | Congrio picudo (hamo) |
| 日本語 | 鱧 |
← Sushi fish guide: names and seasons
Seasons shift with the weather and the catch each year. Ask the restaurant what is in today.