Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An eel, Muræenesox cinereus, of the family Murænesocidæ, found in the waters of Japan.
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Examples
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The rest of the sashimi plate uni, squid, seared tuna was not memorable, except the 'hamo', the shredded white fish you see in the front.
Spa and Kaiseki: the ultimate Japanese luxury - Part II 2005
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The rest of the sashimi plate uni, squid, seared tuna was not memorable, except the 'hamo', the shredded white fish you see in the front.
Archive 2005-05-01 2005
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(In the past, he's also offered fish such as sayori, needlefish, and hamo, daggertooth conger pike, an eel-like summer-season thing so bony that no one could figure out how to eat it until the people of Kyoto devised a special technique called hone-giri, to which Takayama-san has added variations of his own.)
If You Knew Sushi Tosches, Nick 2007
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(In the past, he's also offered fish such as sayori, needlefish, and hamo, daggertooth conger pike, an eel-like summer-season thing so bony that no one could figure out how to eat it until the people of Kyoto devised a special technique called hone-giri, to which Takayama-san has added variations of his own.)
If You Knew Sushi Tosches, Nick 2007
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We did have hamo again later in Nagoya cooked that way, but that is a story for another night...
Archive 2006-07-01 2006
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In Nagoya, we always had hamo in a more traditional way - blanched and served with a ume plum sauce.
Archive 2006-07-01 2006
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Men, teacan a tea simmering, hamo mavrone kerry O? Teapotty.
Finnegans Wake 2006
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In a perfect, pristine, clean broth, the hamo and grilled negi green onion-ish leek-ish scallion was a match made in heaven.
Archive 2006-07-01 2006
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But the truth is, I preferred hamo prepared differently.
Archive 2006-07-01 2006
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Known as hone-giri bone-cutting technique, hamo is prepared by mincing the bones but not the skin of the fish.
Archive 2006-07-01 2006
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