🦑 Firefly squid (hotaruika): ホタルイカ (hotaruika)
A tiny squid about 7 cm long that glows blue, caught in spring on the Sea of Japan side. Usually boiled and eaten with vinegar-miso. Raw firefly squid is served only after freezing, because of parasites.
- Japanese
- ホタルイカ
- Reading
- ほたるいか · hotaruika
- Kanji
- 蛍烏賊
- Best months
- Mar – May
- Allergy group
- Squid
Order this
Japanホタルイカをお願いします。
South Korea반딧불오징어 부탁드립니다.
Firefly squid (hotaruika), please.
Local dishes with this fish
| Firefly squid with vinegar-miso, or marinated in soy · Hyogo (Kobe, Akashi) | Mar – May |
Name in other languages
| 한국어 | 반딧불오징어 |
| 简体中文 | 萤火鱿 |
| 繁體中文 | 螢火魷 |
| Tiếng Việt | Mực đom đóm (hotaruika) |
| Español | Calamar luciérnaga (hotaruika) |
| 日本語 | ホタルイカ |
← Sushi fish guide: names and seasons
Seasons shift with the weather and the catch each year. Ask the restaurant what is in today.