活いき締じめ

noun

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)

• 活いき締じめにすると、魚さかなの鮮せん度どが長なが持もちする。

  Using ikejime keeps the fish fresh longer.

noun

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)

• 出しゅっ荷か前まえに活いき締じめを行おこなうことで、魚さかなの味あじが良よくなる。

  By fasting the fish before shipping, the flavor improves.

noun

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)

• 料りょう理りの直ちょく前ぜんに、水すい槽そうで活いき締じめにした魚さかなを使つかう。

  Just before cooking, they use fish killed in the tank.