Nishi (spiny conch) - Nishi

Japanese: ニシ(辛螺) - ニシ
Nishi (spiny conch) - Nishi
It refers to snail shells that secrete mucus from their mantle cavity that has a spicy taste, but it is also used for snail shells that are not spicy. There are Tengunishi and Akanishi, but Naganishi and Ibonishi are particularly spicy. [Namibe Tadashige]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
外套(がいとう)腔から出す粘液が辛い味をもっている巻貝類の意であるが,辛くない巻貝にもあてられている。テングニシ,アカニシなどがあるが,ナガニシ,イボニシはとくに辛い。【波部 忠重】

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