Chicken Grunt · 伊佐木 (いさき)

The white fish that thinks it is fatty — early-summer isaki carries a gentle richness rare in shiromi, skin often left on and lightly seared.

Isaki grunts audibly when landed — grinding its throat teeth — which earned it an English name nobody orders it by.

Category: shiromi · Season: summer (peak May, Jun, Jul) · Origin: Japan

Preparations

Nigiri 握り · Sashimi 刺身 · Aburi 炙り