What does zuke mean on a menu?
Zuke · Japanese
Fish, usually tuna, marinated briefly in soy sauce (sometimes with mirin or sake) before serving as sushi.
What it does to the food
Deeper, savory and slightly firmer than plain raw fish, already seasoned so it needs no extra soy.
Where you’ll see it
Zuke maguro and zuke salmon at sushi bars and omakase counters.
Related words
- maguro
- kobujime
- akami