🦑 Swordtip squid: ケンサキイカ (kensaki-ika)
The summer squid of northern Kyushu, famous served alive and translucent (ikizukuri). Many places will fry the leftover tentacles as tempura.
- Japanese
- ケンサキイカ
- Reading
- けんさきいか · kensaki-ika
- Kanji
- 剣先烏賊
- Best months
- May – Sep
- Allergy group
- Squid
Order this
Japanケンサキイカをお願いします。
South Korea한치 부탁드립니다.
Swordtip squid, please.
Other names
| 呼子のイカ よぶこのいか · yobuko-no-ika | Local brand · Yobuko, Saga (about an hour's drive from Fukuoka) · In winter it may be spear squid instead |
| シロイカ しろいか · shiro-ika | Regional name · San'in |
Local dishes with this fish
| Live squid sashimi (ika no ikizukuri) · Fukuoka (Hakata) | Apr – Oct |
Name in other languages
| 한국어 | 한치 |
| 简体中文 | 剑尖鱿鱼 |
| 繁體中文 | 劍尖魷魚 |
| Tiếng Việt | Mực ống mũi kiếm |
| Español | Calamar punta de espada |
| 日本語 | ケンサキイカ |
← Sushi fish guide: names and seasons
Seasons shift with the weather and the catch each year. Ask the restaurant what is in today.