Seasonal Calendar for Sushi & Sashimi Ingredients
Just as there is spring, summer, fall and winter, there are also times when certain ingredients are either particularly tasty or even exclusively available. In our overview, you can find out which ingredients are in season at which time of year.
Escolar
global
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Greenling
Pacific
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M
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M
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O
N
D
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Jack mackerel or saurel
Pacific, Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea
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M
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Japanese jack mackerelPacific--○○○○●●●●--Atlantic horse mackerelAtlantic○------○●●○-Chilean jack mackerelPacific-------●●●--Mediterranean horse mackerelMediterranean Sea○○●●--------
Blackthroat seaperch
Pacific
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M
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M
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O
N
D
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Marine eel
Pacific
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M
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M
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O
N
D
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Ayu sweetfish
Asia
J
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M
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M
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A
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O
N
D
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Albacore
Pacific
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M
A
M
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A
S
O
N
D
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Japanese amberjack
Pacific
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M
A
M
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A
S
O
N
D
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Chilean jack mackerel
Pacific
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M
A
M
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O
N
D
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Prawn or shrimp
Pacific
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M
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M
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Kuruma prawnPacific●●○-------○●Coonstripe shrimpPacific●●●●○○---○○●
Japanese amberjack (medium-sized)
Pacific
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M
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D
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Bastard halibut, large-tooth flounders
Pacific
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M
A
M
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O
N
D
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Squid or cuttlefish
Pacific
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M
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M
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S
O
N
D
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Red caviar, salmon roe
Aquaculture
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M
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M
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O
N
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Sardine, round herring, or anchovy
Pacific, Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea
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Japanese pilchardPacific----●●●●●●○-Round herringAtlantic-------●●●--Mediterranean round herringMediterranean Sea--------●●●-
Barracuda
Pacific
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M
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M
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N
D
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Red barracudaPacific○○○●-----●●●Japanese barracudaPacific-------○●●●-
Greater amberjack
Pacific
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M
A
M
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J
A
S
O
N
D
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Dotted gizzard shad
Pacific
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M
A
M
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O
N
D
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Dotted gizzard shadPacific------●●----Dotted gizzard shadPacific-------●●---Dotted gizzard shadPacific●●--------●●
Japanese horse mackerel
Pacific
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M
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M
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A
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O
N
D
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True tuna
Pacific, Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea, Indian Ocean
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M
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Longtail tunaPacific●○---○●●●●●●Bigeye tunaPacific●○-------○●●Atlantic bluefin tunaAtlantic--○○●●●●●○○-Atlantic bluefin tunaMediterranean Sea---●●●------Southern bluefin tunaPacific, Indian Ocean----○●●●○---Yellowfin tunaPacific----○●●●○---Pacific bluefin tunaPacific○---○●●●●●●●AlbacorePacific●○--------○●
Mackerel
Pacific, Mediterranean Sea
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M
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M
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Blue mackerelPacific○○○○○●●●●○○○Pacific chub mackerelPacific●●●●○---○●●●Atlantic mackerelMediterranean Sea-○●●●○------
Salmon
Aquaculture
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Sea bass
Pacific
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M
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M
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A
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O
N
D
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Seabream
Pacific, Mediterranean Sea, Atlantic
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Red seabreamPacific●●●○----○●●●Yellowback seabreamPacific---○●●●○----Blackhead seabreamPacific●●●○------○●Yellowback sea-breamPacific----○●●●----Goldlined seabreamPacific●●●-------●●Redbanded seabreamMediterranean Sea, Atlantic----------●●
Octopus
Pacific, Mediterranean Sea, Atlantic
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East Asian common octopusPacific○----○●●○○●●Common octopusMediterranean Sea, Atlantic○------○●●●○
Freshwater eel
Pacific, Asia, Aquaculture, Europe
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Japanese eelPacific, Asia●○-------○●●Japanese eelAquaculture-----●●-----European eelEurope---○○●●●●---
Sea urchin
Pacific
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ezo bafun uniPacific●●●●●●●●●--●kita murasaki uniPacific--●●●●●●●●--
Cornetfish
Pacific
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