水みず貝がい

noun

sliced abalone served in cold water

A Japanese dish of thinly sliced raw abalone served in a bowl of cold water, often with a dipping sauce. The cross-reference to 生貝 suggests a related term for raw shellfish.

See also: 生貝

• 料りょう亭ていで水みず貝がいを初はじめて食たべた。

  I ate sliced abalone in cold water for the first time at a traditional Japanese restaurant.