What is tobiuo in sushi?飛魚
This time, I looked into the various names and seasons for sushi tobiuo.
How to call tobiuo
【tobiuo】flying fish トビウオ 飛魚
Another name for flying fish is “Akitsu flying fish”, but this name was given because the flying fish resembles an akitsu (dragonfly). Other aliases include flying fish and hontobi (hontobi). In the Kyushu region, it is affectionately known as “Ago”. In Wakayama Prefecture, young flying fish are also called “Anko,” in Toyama Prefecture, “Tombi,” and in Chiba Prefecture and other metropolitan areas, “Flying Fish.” By the way, common flying fish can glide 100m to 300m when flying through the air.
The peak season for tobiuo
The seasons of flying fish vary depending on their ecology. More details below.
Flying fish: The season is said to be from early summer to summer, and from early summer to early fall. Flying fish are migratory fish that travel north from the southern seas to Japan on warm currents. After spawning, they head south again in the fall. Therefore, in early spring, flying fish landed on Hachijojima in Tokyo are shipped to the Kanto region, and in Nagasaki and Miyazaki, it is known as an autumn fish. In addition, on Niijima and Hachijojima in the Izu Islands, flying fish caught in the spring are processed into kusaya.
