Brain-spiked. This is a method of killing fish, particularly tuna, which reduces stress in the fish. The fish is then swamped in ice to bring down the body temperature inducing rigor mortis. These methods combine to improve the quality and flavour of the flesh. Having seen ikijimi performed on a tuna, I am not positive that it reduces stress.
Country style. In simmered vegetables this would apply to vegetables cooked with quite a lot of added dark soy sauce, the way grandmother used to make it.
Seasoned rice (sushi) wrapped in deep-fried bean curd (tofu). The tofu pouches are known as aburage.
A variety of green eating apple with firm greenish-yellow flesh known since 1930 and possibly a seedling of White Winter Pearmain. Tastes unfamiliar to the English palate. This late-season variety is harvested from mid- to late October and is at is best from January to March and is now grown commercially in China and Japan.
