sayori

Sashimi came next. It contained two kinds of what our waitress called puffy tuna. It was toro, the rich, pink, most prized part of the fish, surrounded by tile fish and tiny little strips of a seasonal specialty fish called sayori.

1995 November 10, Ruth Reichl, “Restaurants”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 May 2015

Earlier in the meal, I especially enjoyed the fresh fish course, an arrangement of delicate, silvery sayori with plump, rosy clams called aoyagi, which are briny but sweet.

1996 August 25, Elizabeth Andoh, “For Japan’s Female Chefs, More Than Home Fires”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 May 2015

I loved the almost transparent lightness of sayori, or needlefish, contrasted with the mild brininess of the kohada, which Mr. [Tatsuya] Nagata calls spotted sardine and which I’ve also seen referred to as gizzard shad.

2001 July 11, Eric Asimov, “$25 and Under: Artful Sushi and an Engaging Chef, in the East Village”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 May 2015

“Do you have any of Hiroshige’s fish?” [Tom] Kretchmar asked. [Tomomi] Seki disappeared into a back office and returned with several prints of fish. “Beautiful,” Kretchmar said, identifying the fish as sayori and amadai.

2018 June 7, Irina Aleksander, “[Love City: 24 Hours of Romance, Lust and Heartache in New York] Gramercy Tavern, Manhattan”, in The New York Times Magazine, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 08 Jun 2018

“It may be hard for Americans to understand,” said Sayori Iwata, a Mitsukoshi spokeswoman, “but in Japan, it’s considered beautiful to sacrifice yourself for the service of others.”

1995 December 13, Nicholas D[onabet] Kristof, “Tokyo Journal: Japan’s Feminine Falsetto Falls Right Out of Favor”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 May 2015

Spectators ran the gamut from the merely curious to diehard fans, like Sayori Gloster, 35, who had come with her husband and sister. An avid sumo fan since childhood, she lamented the current state of affairs.

2013 January 25, Daniel Krieger, “In Japan, National Sport Is Dominated by Foreigners”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 Jan 2013