桜さくらでんぶ

noun

pink fish floss

A type of でんぶ (seasoned, shredded fish) colored pink, often used as a topping for sushi or bento. The pink color is associated with cherry blossoms (桜).

See also: でんぶ

• ちらし寿ず司しに桜さくらでんぶを散ちらすと、彩いろどりがきれいになる。

  Sprinkling pink fish floss on chirashi sushi makes it look colorful.

• 桜さくらでんぶは、白しろ身み魚ざかなをほぐして味あじ付つけし、桜さくら色いろに染そめたものです。

  Sakura denbu is made by shredding white fish, seasoning it, and dyeing it pink.