Sushi - Japanese Food Recipes

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Sweetfish Nigiri Sushi/Ayu Nigiri Sushi

Sushi Taste

Ayu is tender. It has a delicious flavor.

Sushi Price

Sweetfish nigiri sushi is expensive.

Sushi
Best Season

Best season is from spring to summer.

Sushi Cuisine

Nigiri sushi

Ayu Sushi is a rare cuisine. You will not eat the sushi in Japanese restaurants.

Fish Name

Sweetfish/Sweety/Freshwater trout/Ayu

Fish Photo

Fish Size

Sweetfish will grow to about 10 inches.

Fish Information

Ayu will spawn in the river in the fall.
After hatching, Ayu is transferred to the sea.
Ayu fry eat plankton and small shrimp. And grow.
When spring comes, Ayu is transferred to the upstream of the river.

Adult ayu is eating blue-green algae and diatoms.

Ayu has a smell like watermelon.
Grilled ayu is the most popular dishes in the cuisine ayu.

Fish Price

Freshwater trout is expensive.

Fish Dishes
in Japan

Grilled ayu,
Ayu sashimi,
Ayu porridge,
Ayu tempura,
Ayu boiled,
Ayu fish boiled in soy sauce,
Ayu dried fish,
Ayu Uruka