Silver-skinned fish
Japanese whiting (Kisu)
【Nigiri sushi: Hikarimono】
What does Kisu (Japanese whiting) nigiri sushi taste like?
Generally, Kisu refers to Shirogisu (Japanese whiting), which has been long loved as an ingredient in Edomae sushi. After lightly Kobujime is done, a fresh and fine flavor of the fish ingredient can be enjoyed with shari. It appears around springtime and is especially popular with sushi aficionados as "a prime ingredient" for sushi in the summer.
The amino acid that protein is composed of is sweet because it contains high amounts of lysine and glutamic acid. If the Japanese whiting is matured from the time the work is done until it is served to the customer, it generates a flavor in the fish that goes very well with the acidic taste of vinegar (in the shari).
Also called Silver whiting.
【Substitute fish】
Silver sillago or Northern whiting: Sillago sihama (Forsskål, 1775)
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List of Silver-skinned fish (Hikarimono)