醢ひしお

noun

salted and fermented meat or fish

A traditional preserved food made by salting and fermenting meat, fish, or shellfish. Rare in modern everyday contexts; mostly encountered in historical or culinary descriptions.

• 古こ代だいの日本にほんでは、ひしおは重じゅう要ような保ほ存ぞん食しょくだった。

  In ancient Japan, hishio was an important preserved food.