small fish pickled in vinegar, sake, and salt
Traditional preparation where small fish are sliced open and pickled in a mixture of vinegar, sake, and salt. Often made with fish like 小鯛 (kodai) or あじ (aji).
This okizuke is pickled only with vinegar, sake, and salt.
seafood pickled in soy sauce (esp. squid)
More common modern usage: seafood, especially squid, pickled in a soy-sauce-based marinade. Often served as a side dish or with alcohol.
Squid okizuke goes well with both rice and alcohol.
Standard spelling for this pickled seafood dish.
Abbreviated spelling, common in product names and menus.
From 沖 (oki, 'offshore') + 漬け (zuke, 'pickling'), referring to seafood pickled soon after being caught at sea.