🦑 Spear squid: ヤリイカ (yari-ika)
Winter-to-spring squid with thin, tender, sweet flesh. Females full of eggs are also simmered.
- Japanese
- ヤリイカ
- Reading
- やりいか · yari-ika
- Kanji
- 槍烏賊
- Best months
- Dec – Mar
- Allergy group
- Squid
Order this
Japanヤリイカをお願いします。
South Korea창오징어 부탁드립니다.
Spear squid, please.
Local dishes with this fish
| Winter spear squid · Fukuoka (Hakata) | Nov – Mar |
Name in other languages
| 한국어 | 창오징어 |
| 简体中文 | 枪乌贼 |
| 繁體中文 | 鎗烏賊 |
| Tiếng Việt | Mực giáo |
| Español | Calamar lanza |
| 日本語 | ヤリイカ |
← Sushi fish guide: names and seasons
Seasons shift with the weather and the catch each year. Ask the restaurant what is in today.