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What type of fish is ayu?
sweetfish
Ayu (アユ, 鮎, 年魚, 香魚) or sweetfish, Plecoglossus altivelis, is a species of fish. It is the only species in the genus Plecoglossus and family Plecoglossidae. It is a relative of the smelts and other fish in the order Osmeriformes.
What is the English name of ayu?
Ayu (given name)
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Word/name | Japanese, Javanese |
| Meaning | Javanese: “beautiful,” or “gorgeous” |
| Region of origin |
How do you eat ayu?
Ayu can be eaten whole–head, fins, tail, bones and innards–and the white-fleshed river fish tastes great served with a special sour and peppery dip called tadesu which helps bring out the delicate aroma and the flavor of the fish. Ika, or squid, are also wonderful barbequed over an open fire.
What do sweetfish eat?
Adult sweetfish have a watermelon-like mossy smell when caught, since they eat moss on riverbed rocks. Sweetfish are very territorial and will attack rivals that encroach on their territory.
What is ayu?
Definition of ayu : a small salmonlike anadromous fish (Plecoglossus altivelis) of Japan that is highly esteemed as a food fish. — called also sweetfish.
Where do ayu fish live?
East Asia
Originally, ayu lives in the East Asia; from Hokkaido and the Korean Peninsula to the northern Vietnam. As I said, Ayu inhabits only transparent rivers that have enough moss for it to grow up. It likes not wide range rivers but sharp and narrow rivers like ones through a mountain in Japan.
What does ayu taste like?
Ayu, which is translated “sweetfish” because of its unique flavor said to resemble watermelon, is a summer delicacy. No Japanese can pass summer without savoring it at least two or three times at home or restaurants. The ayu fish lives both in salt and fresh water.
Where can I catch ayu?
Only Japan has abundant Ayu in the world Originally, ayu lives in the East Asia; from Hokkaido and the Korean Peninsula to the northern Vietnam. As I said, Ayu inhabits only transparent rivers that have enough moss for it to grow up.
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What is Ayu oil?
AYU OIL. This is the oil extracted from gindin ayu, makes your spouse attached and bond with you ,your partner finds you appealing and sweet, the ayu oil also helps to stop premature ejaculation in your man! . So it basically does two functions, bounds you two and stop your man from being a one minute man.
What is Ayu in Yoruba?
noun + grammar. A sweetfish, an amphidromous fish of East Asia, the only member of its genus, Plecoglossus altivelis, named and prized for its sweet-tasting flesh.