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🐟 Longtooth grouper (kue): クエ (kue)

A rare, luxury fish, best in winter hot pot. In Fukuoka and elsewhere in Kyushu it is called 'ara'.

Japanese
クエ
Reading
くえ · kue
Kanji
九絵
Best months
Nov – Feb
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Japanクエをお願いします。

South Korea자바리 부탁드립니다.

Longtooth grouper (kue), please.

Other names

アラ あら · araRegional name · Kyushu (Fukuoka and elsewhere) · A different fish has the standard name ara, and ara also means fish head and bones

Local dishes with this fish

Ara (grouper) hot pot · Fukuoka (Hakata)Nov – Feb
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Name in other languages

한국어자바리
简体中文褐石斑鱼
繁體中文褐石斑魚
Tiếng ViệtCá mú răng dài (kue)
EspañolMero de dientes largos (kue)
日本語クエ

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