🐟 Japanese Spanish mackerel: サワラ (sawara)
Its kanji combines 'fish' and 'spring'. A spring fish in the Inland Sea and Kansai, while Tokyo prizes it in winter. Wonderful seared.
- Japanese
- サワラ
- Reading
- さわら · sawara
- Kanji
- 鰆
- Best months
- Dec – May
- Allergy group
- Fish
Order this
Japanサワラをお願いします。
South Korea삼치 부탁드립니다.
Japanese Spanish mackerel, please.
Names as it grows
The same fish is called by a different name as it grows. Menus may use any of these.
- Kansai and the Inland Sea
- サゴシ → ナギ → サワラ
Name in other languages
| 한국어 | 삼치 |
| 简体中文 | 马鲛鱼 |
| 繁體中文 | 馬鮫魚 |
| Tiếng Việt | Cá thu Tây Ban Nha Nhật Bản |
| Español | Carite japonés |
| 日本語 | サワラ |
← Sushi fish guide: names and seasons
Seasons shift with the weather and the catch each year. Ask the restaurant what is in today.