🐟 Japanese rockfish (mebaru): メバル (mebaru)
An Inland Sea white fish known as the fish that announces spring, named for its big eyes. Usually simmered in sweet soy; the flesh is soft and sweet.
- Japanese
- メバル
- Reading
- めばる · mebaru
- Kanji
- 眼張
- Best months
- Feb – May
- Allergy group
- Fish
Order this
Japanメバルをお願いします。
South Korea볼락 부탁드립니다.
Japanese rockfish (mebaru), please.
Other names
| 春告魚 はるつげうお · harutsugeuo | Seasonal name · Literally "the fish that announces spring" |
Local dishes with this fish
| Mebaru (rockfish) simmered in sweet soy · Hiroshima | Feb – May |
Name in other languages
| 한국어 | 볼락 |
| 简体中文 | 日本平鲉 |
| 繁體中文 | 日本平鮋 |
| Tiếng Việt | Cá đá Nhật Bản (mebaru) |
| Español | Gallineta japonesa (mebaru) |
| 日本語 | メバル |
← Sushi fish guide: names and seasons
Seasons shift with the weather and the catch each year. Ask the restaurant what is in today.