200px, "Akita shottsuru" made from hatahata (left). The other bottle is ''ishiru'' made from sardine.
Shottsuru (塩魚汁) is an aromatic regional
Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...
ese
fish sauce
Fish sauce is a liquid condiment made from fish or krill that have been coated in salt and fermented for up to two years. It is used as a staple seasoning in East Asian cuisine and Southeast Asian cuisine, particularly Myanmar, Cambodia, L ...
similar to the Thai
nam pla. The authentic version is made from the fish known as ''hatahata'' (''
Arctoscopus japonicus'' or
sailfin sandfish), and its production is associated with the
Akita region.
See also
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List of fish sauces
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Japanese condiments
Fish sauces
Umami enhancers
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