Chirimenjako is the name for sardine fry – baby sardines – that have been boiled in salt water and dried. This name originates in the Kansai Region of Japan. The same product (actually not quite as dry as chirimenjako) in the Kanto Region was, and is still, called “shirasuboshi.” Products under both names can be found in supermarkets. Text by Kitchen Nippon
Kaoru Shibata
After a career as a radio DJ in Tokyo at JOLF, a television reporter at Nihon TV, and a foreign correspondent for the Japanese television broadcaster Fuji TV in New York, I now teach at junior colleges and emcee public and private events. My interest in food is wide-ranging. I bake bread and have published a book on salads. Contact:kitchennippon@hotmail.com
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