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Sayori (Halfbeak) Sushi

Sayori / Japanese halfbeak

Silver-skinned Fish
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Order Beloniformes, Superfamily Exocoetoidea, Family Hemiramphidae

A saltwater fish that lives in schools near the sea surface along the coasts from Hokkaido to Kyushu. It is a slender fish with a blue-green back, a silver belly, and semi-transparent flesh. Adults grow to around 40 centimeters, and the tip of the slender, protruding lower jaw is red when the fish is alive.

The sayori lives in inner bays and along the coast from Hokkaido to Kyushu, swimming in schools chasing food at the sea surface, and when danger approaches it escapes by leaping over the surface like a flying fish. It is a slender fish that looks like an even slimmer version of the saury, which belongs to the same order Beloniformes. Its lower jaw protrudes, making the tip of its mouth appear pointed. Its body is thought to be transparent so that it is hard for predators to see. Small sayori are called "enpitsu" (pencil) and large ones are called "kannuki" (bolt), and the kannuki is known as a super high-grade fish. The season is autumn and from winter to spring, but the further north you go, the more the season shifts, and in cold regions the sayori season lasts until early summer. From early summer to summer, after spawning, the fat content drops and bitterness increases, but some sushi connoisseurs prefer this spring-like bitterness. The sayori is a fish with an elegant flavor, but because it is low in fat, the taste is relatively delicate. At first glance the flesh looks like white fish, but it has the umami characteristic of blue-backed fish along with a moderate bitterness, and because the skin side has a distinctive flavor, it is a sushi topping favored by connoisseurs. With its refreshing flavor, ginger suits it better than wasabi, and oboro (sweetened fish flakes) is sometimes placed on top.

Sayori sushi that is beautiful even when hand-pressed

Although the flesh of the sayori is thin, it is surprisingly firm, making it suitable for decorative work. Sushi chefs compete with various decorative techniques, rolling it, weaving it, and layering it. The sayori is a fine-looking fish, and made into sushi it is beautiful once again.
Sayori sashimi with a translucent quality and an elegant flavor Sayori sashimi with a translucent quality and an elegant flavor

The sayori beauty that doesn't come easy

The sayori (Japanese halfbeak) is one of the great beauties of the fish world, with a slender figure, a skin that gleams silver, and beautiful translucent flesh.
However, when you actually open its belly, the inside is pitch black as if coated with tar. For this reason, the fish is sometimes used to refer to a person who looks good on the outside but is black-hearted inside.
A "sayori beauty" means someone who is beautiful but black-hearted, so when you recommend sayori sushi to a beautiful person, you have to be careful not to be misunderstood.

The sayori (Japanese halfbeak) is one of the great beauties of the fish world, with a slender figure, a skin that gleams silver, and beautiful translucent flesh.
However, when you actually open its belly, the inside is pitch black as if coated with tar. For this reason, the fish is sometimes used to refer to a person who looks good on the outside but is black-hearted inside.
A "sayori beauty" means someone who is beautiful but black-hearted, so when you recommend sayori sushi to a beautiful person, you have to be careful not to be misunderstood.

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