春を告げる味覚のひとつ、ホタルイカをいただきました。この体長10センチ足らずの小さなイカは、普段は深海に生息していて、この時期になると産卵のために海岸近くに現れるのだとか。その名の通り、ホタルのように、暗い海で身体を発光させる姿をテレビで見かけました。身は柔らかく、甘みがあり、辛子酢味噌がよく合います。
Japanese Food 17 –Firefly Squid
We had some firefly squids, which are a kind of spring messenger
food. These tiny squids are barely 4 inches long, and I read that they usually
live deep in the sea and come closer to coast lines for spawning in this
season. I have seen them on TV, glowing in the dark sea like fireflies, just as
their name suggests. They are tender and have some sweet flavour, and I like
them with mustard-miso dressing.
