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The Japanese love this strong umami<\/span><\/a> coming out of its creepy features. These are sushi toppings that show their presence in your mouth.<\/p>\n There are over 450 types of Ika (squid) in the world and over 100 types just in the seawaters around Japan. Ika is essential to Japanese cuisine and is found in many recipes for home cooking. It is a representative of ingredients for common people that is both affordable and delicious. There are also many different types of Ika used as sushi toppings, and certain Ika are used during certain seasons, each with a unique flavor.<\/p>\n Tako (octopus) is a popular sushi topping at every sushi restaurant. However, preparing Tako from its raw state is very labor intensive. Some restaurants boil it, while others use \u201cSakura-ni.\u201d Elaborate efforts are made at the restaurant in order to prepare a topping that can be bitten through and emit a delicious fragrance. Needless to say, when prepared raw, it is thoroughly kneaded by hand. It may be struck with the crest or wooden pestle of a kitchen knife, or boiled with roasted green tea, incorporating techniques from Kansai dishes. When Tako is prepared as Sakura-ni*, it is classified as Nimono.<\/p>\n *\u201dSakura-ni\u201d refers to stewing octopus in sake, mirin and soy sauce to soften it, turning it into a shape that resembles cherry blossom (sakura) petals.<\/p>\n Japanese terms will be italicized on sushi ingredients page.<\/p>\n Ajia jindoika<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/span>\uff0dIndian squid (Uroteuthis duvaucelii (dOrbigny, 1835)<\/span>)<\/p>\n Aka ika<\/strong><\/em>\uff0dFlying squid (Ommastrephes bartramii (Lesueur, 1821))<\/span><\/p>\n Amerika ooaka ika<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span>\uff0dJumbo flying squid (Dosidicus gigas (Orbigny, 1835))<\/span><\/p>\n Aori ika<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/em>\uff0dBigfin reef squid<\/p>\n Argentine yari ika<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span>\uff0dPatagonian squid (Loligo gahi d’Orbigny, 1835<\/span>)<\/p>\n Be ika<\/strong><\/em>\uff0dBeka squid (Loliolus (Nipponololig) beka (Sasaki,1929))<\/p>\n Kobusime<\/strong><\/em>\uff0dBroadclub cuttlefish (Ascarosepion latimanus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)<\/span>)<\/p>\n Europe kouika<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span>\uff0dCommon cuttlefish (Sepia offcinalis Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\n Hotaru ika<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span>\uff0dFirefly squid<\/p>\n Hi ika (Jindow ika<\/strong><\/em>)<\/strong><\/em>\uff0dJapanese squid (Loliolus (Nipponololigo) japonica (Hoyle, 1885))<\/p>\n Himejindo ika<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span>\uff0dKobi Squid (Loliolus sumatrensis (d’Orbigny, 1837)<\/span>)<\/p>\n Hira kensaki ika<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span>\uff0dMitre squid (Loligo chinensis Gray, 1849<\/span>)<\/p>\n Iidako<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/em>\uff0dOcellated octopus (Octopus ocellatus Gray, 1849)<\/p>\n Jindo ika<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span>\uff0dJapanese squid (Loliolus (Nipponololigo) japonica (Hoyle, 1885))<\/p>\n Kaminari ika (Mongou ika)<\/em><\/strong>\uff0dOcellated cuttlefish<\/p>\n Kensaki ika (Shiroika)<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/em>\uff0dSwordtip squid (Uroteuthis (Photololigo) edulis (Hoyle,1885))<\/p>\n Kobusime (Kubusime)<\/strong><\/em>\uff0dGaint cuttlefish\u3001Broadclub cuttlefish (Ascarosepion latimanus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832))<\/p>\n Mizudako<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/em>\uff0dNorth-pacific giant octpus<\/p>\n Argentine yariika<\/strong><\/em>\uff0dPatagonian squid (Loligo gahi d’Orbigny, 1835)<\/p>\n Shin ika<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/em>\uff0dBaby cuttlefish<\/p>\n Shiriyake ika<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span>\uff0dJapanese spineless cuttlefish (Sepia japonika Sasaki,1929<\/span><\/span>)<\/p>\n Sode ika (Aka ika)<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span>\uff0dRhomboid squid\u3001Diamond squid (Thysanoteuthis rhombus Troschel, 1857)<\/span> Surume ika<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/em>\uff0dJapanese common squid<\/p>\n Tako (Madako)<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/span>\uff0dOctopus<\/p>\n Yari ika<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/em>\uff0dSpear squid (Heterololigo bleekeri (Keferstein, 1866))<\/p>\n Yoroppa kou ika<\/strong><\/em>\uff0dEuropean common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis (Linnaeus, 1758))<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n [sc_apply url=”https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/apply\/”]<\/p>\n We hope this information will be helpful.<\/p>\n Revision date: September 6, 2024<\/p>\n<Ika\/Tako<\/em><\/strong>\uff0dSquid\/ Octopus><\/h3>\n
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