Salt-Grilled Fish

Shio Yaki

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
At Home with Japanese Cooking

By Elizabeth Andoh

Published 1986

  • About

Perhaps one of the oldest known methods of food preparation in Japan, salt grilling still remains a distinctive part of Japanese cuisine. Coarse salt is sprinkled on small whole eviscerated fish or fish steaks, which are then grilled over very hot coals. A simple dipping sauce of lemon and soy sauce brings out the subtle flavor of the fish. If you have a bit of Japanese white radish left over from another use, grate it and add it to the dipping sauce. It will add a sharp, crunchy accent. Tr