also: サバぶし
dried, smoked mackerel; shavings from dried, smoked mackerel
Refers to mackerel that has been dried and smoked, often used to make dashi or as a topping. The shavings are typically thin flakes shaved from the dried fish, similar to katsuobushi.
Broth made from dried, smoked mackerel goes well with udon.
冷ややっこに鯖節をかけて食べる。
I eat chilled tofu topped with shavings of dried, smoked mackerel.
Standard kanji spelling.
Katakana-kanji spelling; often seen in product labels or menus.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; common in everyday writing.
Compound of 鯖 (さば, 'mackerel') and 節 (ぶし, 'dried fish fillet'). The reading ぶし is a rendaku form of ふし.