グジ

noun

tilefish; blanquillo; horse-head fish

Kyoto dialect term for tilefish (Branchiostegus spp.), especially referring to the red tilefish used in high-end Japanese cuisine. The standard Japanese term is 甘鯛 (あまだい).

See also: アマダイ

• 京きょう都とでは、ぐじの煮に付つけが名めい物ぶつ料りょう理りの一ひとつです。

  In Kyoto, simmered tilefish is one of the local specialties.

• この時じ期きのグジは脂あぶらがのっていて美味おいしい。

  Tilefish in this season is fatty and delicious.