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Test your Japanese chops

Now that you’ve mastered the basics of sushi etiquette, test your ordering chops with the Japanese translations of popular raw fish and additions.

Tuna/maguro

Salmon/sake

Eel/unagi

Octopus/tako

Yellowtail/hamachi

Crab/kani

Shrimp/ebi

Scallops/hotategai

Red clams/akagai

Giant clam/mirugai

Hallibat/hirami

Crab steak/kani

Squid/ika

Mackerel/saba

Sea urchin/uni

River eel/unagi

Salmon roe/ikura

Flying fish roe/tobiko

Lobster/lobster

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