Scallop · 帆立 (ほたて)

Hokkaido scallops: extraordinary sweetness, pillowy texture, almost translucent.

Scallops can swim — sensing a starfish, they clap their shells and jet away in zigzag bursts, the ocean's least dignified escape.

Category: kai · Season: winter (peak Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar) · Origin: Hokkaido, Aomori

Preparations

Nigiri 握り · Sashimi 刺身 · Aburi 炙り · Gunkan 軍艦 · Temaki 手卷

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