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
Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Pacific
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Greenling
Pacific
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Jack mackerel or saurel
Pacific, Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea, Indian Ocean
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Japanese jack mackerelPacific--○○○○●●●●--Atlantic horse mackerelAtlantic, Mediterranean Sea, Indian Ocean, Pacific○------○●●○-Mediterranean horse mackerelAtlantic, Mediterranean Sea○○●●--------Chilean jack mackerelAtlantic, Pacific-------●●●--
Blackthroat seaperch
Indian Ocean, Pacific
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Marine eel
Pacific
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Ayu sweetfish
Asia, Pacific
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Albacore
Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea, Indian Ocean, Pacific
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Japanese amberjack
Pacific
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M
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Chilean jack mackerel
Atlantic, Pacific
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Prawn or shrimp
Indian Ocean, Pacific
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Kuruma prawnIndian Ocean, Pacific●●○-------○●Coonstripe shrimpPacific●●●●○○---○○●
Japanese amberjack (medium-sized)
Pacific
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Bastard halibut, large-tooth flounders
Pacific, Asia
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Squid or cuttlefish
Pacific
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Red caviar, salmon roe
North America, Southamerica, Asia, Europe, Oceania, Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea, Arctic Ocean, Pacific
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Sardine, round herring, or anchovy
Pacific, Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea
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Japanese pilchardPacific----●●●●●●○-Round herringAtlantic, Mediterranean Sea-------●●●--Mediterranean round herringMediterranean Sea--------●●●-
Barracuda
Pacific, Mediterranean Sea
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Red barracudaPacific, Mediterranean Sea○○○●-----●●●Japanese barracudaPacific-------○●●●-
Greater amberjack
Indian Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific, Mediterranean Sea
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Dotted gizzard shad
Pacific, Asia
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Dotted gizzard shadPacific, Asia------●●----Dotted gizzard shadPacific, Asia-------●●---Dotted gizzard shadPacific, Asia●●--------●●
Japanese horse mackerel
Pacific
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True tuna
Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea, Indian Ocean, Pacific
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AlbacoreAtlantic, Mediterranean Sea, Indian Ocean, Pacific●○--------○●Longtail tunaPacific, Indian Ocean●○---○●●●●●●Bigeye tunaAtlantic, Mediterranean Sea, Indian Ocean, Pacific●○-------○●●Atlantic bluefin tunaAtlantic, Mediterranean Sea, Pacific--○○●●●●●○○-Atlantic bluefin tunaAtlantic, Mediterranean Sea, Pacific---●●●------Southern bluefin tunaAtlantic, Indian Ocean, Pacific----○●●●○---Yellowfin tunaAtlantic, Indian Ocean, Pacific----○●●●○---Pacific bluefin tunaPacific, Indian Ocean○---○●●●●●●●
Mackerel
Pacific, Indian Ocean, Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea
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Pacific chub mackerelPacific, Indian Ocean●●●●○---○●●●Blue mackerelPacific, Indian Ocean○○○○○●●●●○○○Atlantic mackerelAtlantic, Mediterranean Sea-○●●●○------
Salmon
North America, Southamerica, Asia, Europe, Oceania, Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea, Arctic Ocean, Pacific
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Sea bass
Asia, Pacific
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Seabream
Indian Ocean, Pacific, Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea
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Goldlined seabreamIndian Ocean, Pacific, Atlantic●●●-------●●Yellowback sea-breamPacific----○●●●----Blackhead seabreamPacific●●●○------○●Yellowback seabreamPacific---○●●●○----Red seabreamPacific, Mediterranean Sea●●●○----○●●●Redbanded seabreamMediterranean Sea, Atlantic----------●●
Octopus
Indian Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific, Mediterranean Sea
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East Asian common octopus○----○●●○○●●Common octopusIndian Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific, Mediterranean Sea○------○●●●○
Freshwater eel
Asia, Pacific, Europe, Oceania, Mediterranean Sea, Africa, Atlantic
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Japanese eelAsia, Pacific, Europe, Oceania, Mediterranean Sea●○-------○●●Japanese eelAsia, Pacific, Europe, Oceania, Mediterranean Sea-----●●-----European eelAfrica, Europe, Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea, Asia---○○●●●●---
Sea urchin
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ezo bafun uni●●●●●●●●●--●kita murasaki uni--●●●●●●●●--
Cornetfish
Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Pacific, Mediterranean Sea
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