hiramasa

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 平政, 平柾.

Noun

hiramasa (uncountable)

1. Sushi made from the yellowtail amberjack, Seriola lalandi.
   • 2009 September 2, Glenn Collins, “A Genteel Italian Now Tries Playing to the Crowd”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     So, in addition to San Domenico classics like pappardelle with wild boar, Ms. Fada will offer such fare as risotto with Iranian saffron and veal bone marrow, and a citrus-cured fish called hiramasa with squid-ink oil.