🦪 Scallop: ホタテ (hotate)
A scallop from Hokkaido and Tohoku. The raw adductor is sweet; also excellent seared.
- Japanese
- ホタテ
- Reading
- ほたて · hotate
- Kanji
- 帆立・帆立貝
- Best months
- Dec – Mar
- Allergy group
- Shellfish (clams, oysters, scallops)
Order this
Japanホタテをお願いします。
South Korea가리비 부탁드립니다.
Scallop, please.
Other names
| 貝柱 かいばしら · kaibashira | At the market / sushi bar · The round adductor muscle |
Local dishes with this fish
| Jogae gui (grilled shellfish) · Busan | All year |
Name in other languages
| 한국어 | 가리비 |
| 简体中文 | 扇贝 |
| 繁體中文 | 扇貝 |
| Tiếng Việt | Sò điệp |
| Español | Vieira |
| 日本語 | ホタテ |
← Sushi fish guide: names and seasons
Seasons shift with the weather and the catch each year. Ask the restaurant what is in today.