ルイベ

noun

frozen sliced fish; ruibe

A traditional Ainu dish of salmon or other fish, sliced thin while still frozen and eaten raw. Common in Hokkaido cuisine.

from Ainu

• 北ほっ海かい道どうでは、冬ふゆにルイベを食たべるのが楽たのしみだ。

  In Hokkaido, people look forward to eating ruibe in winter.

• このルイベは鮭さけを凍こおらせて薄うすく切きったものです。

  This ruibe is made by freezing salmon and slicing it thin.