also: いしり · よしる · よしり
ishiru; ishiri; fish sauce from the Noto Peninsula
A regional fish sauce made by salting and fermenting sardines, mackerel, or squid. Primarily associated with the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture. The reading いしる is most common, with いしり used in some areas.
Noto's ishiru is a fish sauce made from sardines or squid.
この鍋料理には、隠し味にいしりを少し加えると風味が増します。
Adding a little ishiri as a hidden flavor enhances this hot pot dish.
Rare dialectal reading variant.
Rare dialectal reading variant.
Kanji spelling; rarely used in practice, as the word is usually written in kana.
The exact origin is uncertain. The word is a regional term from the Noto Peninsula, possibly derived from a local dialect word for fish or brine.