🐟 Atka mackerel (hokke): ほっけ (hokke)
A white-fleshed fish of northern seas. Its soft flesh spoils quickly, so it is usually split and dried, then grilled. A staple at Hokkaido izakaya and set-meal diners.
- Japanese
- ほっけ
- Reading
- ほっけ · hokke
- Allergy group
- Fish
Order this
Japanほっけをお願いします。
South Korea임연수어 부탁드립니다.
Atka mackerel (hokke), please.
Other names
| ホッケ ほっけ · hokke | At the market / sushi bar · The standard name |
Local dishes with this fish
| Grilled hokke (Atka mackerel) · Hokkaido (Sapporo, Otaru) | All year |
Name in other languages
| 한국어 | 임연수어 |
| 简体中文 | 远东多线鱼（花鲫鱼） |
| 繁體中文 | 遠東多線魚（花魚） |
| Tiếng Việt | Cá hokke |
| Español | Caballa de Atka (hokke) |
| 日本語 | ほっけ |
← Sushi fish guide: names and seasons
Seasons shift with the weather and the catch each year. Ask the restaurant what is in today.