pickled fish
Fish preserved by pickling, often in miso, sake lees, or vinegar. A traditional Japanese food.
This pickled fish is miso-pickled and goes well with rice.
The pickled fish my grandmother makes is exquisite.
Standard kanji spelling for pickled fish.
Abbreviated kanji form; less common but still used.
Compound of 漬け (tsuke, 'pickling') + 魚 (sakana, 'fish'). The reading つけうお is less common and may be considered more literal or older.