Japanese surfsmelt (English)

Japanese: Japanese surfsmelt(英語表記)Japanesesurfsmelt
Japanese surfsmelt (English)

...It is delicious when grilled, deep-fried, or boiled in soy sauce. In the same genus is the Japanese surfsmelt, H. pretiosus japonicus , which is found in abundance in Mutsu Bay and along the coast of Hokkaido in Japan and grows larger than smelt. It is often used as a substitute because it looks similar, but it tastes bad.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Japanese surfsmelt" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…素焼き,てんぷら,つくだ煮などにして美味。 同属にチカH.pretiosus japonicus(英名Japanese surfsmelt)があり,日本では陸奥湾と北海道の沿岸に多く分布し,ワカサギよりも大きくなる。姿がよく似ているので代用とされるが不味。…

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