Shiokara of Recent Article

Japanese people's favorite cuttlefish [ Ika] Shiokara.

 

Today's theme is "Japanese dainty / Shiokara."

Shiokara is Japanese dainty that finely-cut fish meat salt-pickled with its entrails and fermented.

There is various types in Shiokara.

Shiokara most liked by Japanese people is "Shiokara of a cuttlefish."

 

I also sometimes eat cuttlefish Shiokara.

 

Shiokara of a squid goes well with plain rice.

Shiokara of a squid goes well with Sake, beer, and shochu.

Generally Japanese people like Shokara.

But, there might be a lot of Japanese who dislike Shiokara because Shiokara is very fishy, too.

 

Other various Shiokara.

Shiokara is food with high salt concentrations.
Especially a goods on the market has high salt concentration.

So, Shiokara is used also as "preserved food."

Sea squirt Shiokara	Abalone Shiokara
Oyster Shiokara	Shrimp Shiokara
Pink shrimp eggs Shiokara	Firefly cuttlefish Shiokara
	.....Shiokara might be considerably eerie food.
Sea bream Shiokara

 

 

How to make Shiokara of a cuttlefish.

 

How to make Cuttlefish Shiokara is very easy.

It is only the work which mixes "the body of the sliced cuttlefish" with "the internal organs of a cuttlefish" and "salt".

It is easy for me to make squid's Shiokara though I am not good at cooking.

 

<"The squid Shiokara" material>

• Cuttlefish.
• The weight ratio of a cuttlefish -- 5% of salt.

[ If these are in your kitchen, a touch of grated ginger and a touch of Sake.]

 

I looked for Video from the YouTube of Japan.
Please watch it.

[ Point of how to make.]

1. The yellow material in the bowl is grated ginger.
2. The cut cuttlefish is cooled by iced water.
3. The liquid which he mixed with the internal organs of the cuttlefish is "sake."
4. After mixing the internal organs and sake of a squid, the seasoning which he mixed is salt.
5. The cuttlefish cut to 5mm width is carefully mixed with "the internal-organs sauce of a cuttlefish".

 

The cooking that Shiokara of the cuttlefish was used for.

Shiokara of a cuttlefish may be used for other cookings.

"A taste ingredient and the salt" of Shiokara which fermented become the substitute for seasoning of the cooking.
And food will be delicious.

Cuttlefish Shiokara cream pasta. This has rich flavor and is very delicious.
Sushi of sea squirt Shiokara	Cuttlefish Shiokara fried rice
Potatoes and steamed cuttlefish Shiokara.	Cuttlefish Shiokara Ocahzuke

 

But the taste of these dishes may be a strange taste if those who eat are not familiar with the flavor of Shiokara.

by Hararie