Engiri - Engiri

Japanese: エンギリ - えんぎり
Engiri - Engiri

…They are caught in large quantities, especially in winter, using bottom trawls and longlines, but are generally used for processing into kamaboko (fish cake), and are rarely sold in retail markets. They are called nekomatagi or engiri because they are the most unpalatable of all flatfish, and have low commercial value. However, their oil is used to make vitamin oil, and in recent years frozen fillets have been exported to the United States for frying. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Engiri" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…底引網やはえなわでとくに冬に多獲されるが,一般にはかまぼこの加工にまわり,小売市場に出ることは少ない。カレイ類中ではもっとも不味の部類に入るため,ネコマタギやエンギリと呼ばれて商品価値は低い。しかし,油がビタミン油の原料となるほか,近年冷凍された切身がフライ用にアメリカに輸出されている。…

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