剥き身
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Meanings
1
thin slice of meat or fish
Commonly used in cooking to refer to thinly sliced raw meat or fish, often for hot pot dishes or sashimi.
I bought thinly sliced pork for shabu-shabu.
We enjoy fresh thinly sliced sea bream as sashimi.
2
briefly salt-pickled fish slice
archaicfood / cooking
Archaic term for a lightly salted fish slice, a preservation method predating modern refrigeration.
Documents from the Edo period mention briefly salt-pickled fish slices called 剥き身.