ikejime (draining blood from a live fish)
Only with reading いきじめ
A technique to keep fish fresh by cutting near the gills and tail to drain blood immediately after catching. Reading is いきじめ.
See also: 活け締め (いけじめ)
Using ikejime keeps the fish fresh longer.
fasting fish before transport
Keeping fish without feeding for several days to improve flavor and reduce stress during shipping. Often read いきしめ.
See also: 活け締め (いけじめ)
killing fish in a tank (just before cooking); fish killed in a tank
Refers to dispatching fish kept in a tank immediately before preparation, or the fish itself. Often read いきしめ.
See also: 活け締め (いけじめ)
By fasting the fish before shipping, the flavor improves.
Just before cooking, they use fish killed in the tank.
Standard kanji spelling for the fish preparation technique.
Variant spelling without okurigana; also common.
Compound of 活き (iki, 'alive') + 締め (shime, 'killing' or 'tightening'), referring to techniques applied to live fish.