lightly roasted and salted salmon (Hokkaidō specialty)
A Hokkaidō regional food product: salmon that is lightly roasted and salted, often given as a gift or used in celebratory meals.
I bought a lightly roasted and salted salmon as a souvenir from Hokkaidō.
Many households eat this Hokkaidō-style salmon during the New Year holidays.
fish wrapped in bamboo leaves or straw for transport
Traditional method of wrapping fish, especially salmon, in bamboo leaves or straw for preservation and transport; now mostly a historical or regional practice.
In the past, salmon was wrapped in straw for transport.
In this region, the tradition of wrapping fish in straw still remains.
High-priority kanji spelling; used for both the salmon product and the traditional wrapping sense.
Common kanji spelling for the Hokkaidō specialty salmon product.
Rarely used kanji form.
The term あらまき originally referred to the practice of wrapping fish in straw (荒巻き) for preservation. The kanji 新巻 later came to be used for the Hokkaidō specialty, possibly influenced by the idea of 'new' (新) seasonal salmon. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.