生なま貝がい

noun

sliced abalone served in cold water

A specific Japanese dish: thinly sliced raw abalone served in a bowl of cold water. Also known as 水貝.

See also: 水貝

• 料りょう亭ていで生なま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.

noun

raw shellfish

General term for uncooked shellfish, such as oysters, clams, or abalone, eaten raw.

• 生なま貝がいは鮮せん度どが命いのちだ。

  Freshness is everything for raw shellfish.