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Examples
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Then slices of raw bluefin tuna, raw bluefin toro, raw hamachi, raw hamachi toro, raw tilefish, steamed octopus, ama-ebi (sweet shrimp; the sweetness is in the meat of the brain), a raw Kumamoto oyster, and a fragrant spray of small, purple shiso flowers.
If You Knew Sushi Tosches, Nick 2007
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Then slices of raw bluefin tuna, raw bluefin toro, raw hamachi, raw hamachi toro, raw tilefish, steamed octopus, ama-ebi (sweet shrimp; the sweetness is in the meat of the brain), a raw Kumamoto oyster, and a fragrant spray of small, purple shiso flowers.
If You Knew Sushi Tosches, Nick 2007
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There are shrimp from everywhere and of every kind, live and sprightly, in open plastic sacks in Styrofoam boxes with bubbling aeration tubes: red Japanese shrimp, sweet Japanese shrimp (ama-ebi), striped Asian kuruma shrimp, along with Alaskan shrimp and Maine shrimp on ice, and frozen shrimp of every size and sort.
If You Knew Sushi Tosches, Nick 2007
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There are shrimp from everywhere and of every kind, live and sprightly, in open plastic sacks in Styrofoam boxes with bubbling aeration tubes: red Japanese shrimp, sweet Japanese shrimp (ama-ebi), striped Asian kuruma shrimp, along with Alaskan shrimp and Maine shrimp on ice, and frozen shrimp of every size and sort.
If You Knew Sushi Tosches, Nick 2007
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Snapper, ama-ebi sweet shrimp - raw, and mirugai balanced the plate out for a wonderful tour de force sashimi adventure.
Archive 2005-04-01 2005
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Snapper, ama-ebi sweet shrimp - raw, and mirugai balanced the plate out for a wonderful tour de force sashimi adventure.
WED #4: Yuzu Feast 2005
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Snapper, ama-ebi sweet shrimp - raw, and mirugai balanced the plate out for a wonderful tour de force sashimi adventure.
April 2005 2005
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Then slices of raw bluefin tuna, raw bluefin toro, raw hamachi, raw hamachi toro, raw tilefish, steamed octopus, ama-ebi (sweet shrimp; the sweetness is in the meat of the brain), a raw Kumamoto oyster, and a fragrant spray of small, purple shiso flowers.
How Now Brownpau 2009
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There are shrimp from everywhere and of every kind, live and sprightly, in open plastic sacks in Styrofoam boxes with bubbling aeration tubes: red Japanese shrimp, sweet Japanese shrimp (ama-ebi), striped Asian kuruma shrimp, along with Alaskan shrimp and Maine shrimp on ice, and frozen shrimp of every size and sort.
How Now Brownpau 2009
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Then slices of raw bluefin tuna, raw bluefin toro, raw hamachi, raw hamachi toro, raw tilefish, steamed octopus, ama-ebi (sweet shrimp; the sweetness is in the meat of the brain), a raw Kumamoto oyster, and a fragrant spray of small, purple shiso flowers.
How Now Brownpau 2009
hernesheir commented on the word ama-ebi
"The little shrimp with the sweet brain". --from the Wordnik examples.
September 30, 2011