剣先いか
kensaki-ika
Swordtip squid is a mild, marine-flavoured squid sold whole or cleaned, with soft flesh suited to quick grilling, frying, or sautéing.

Swordtip squid is a squid commonly sold whole or as cleaned bodies and tentacles. It has a soft, moist flesh that turns opaque when cooked; its appearance varies with handling and whether the skin, fins, and ink sac have been removed. The flavour is mild and marine.
It can be cooked quickly by grilling, frying, or sautéing, or prepared by other methods suited to squid. Fresh and frozen products are common, sometimes already cleaned or cut. The name identifies a type of squid, but does not specify the exact edible parts or the degree of processing.
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剣先いか
kensaki-ika
Swordtip squid, Raw
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Reference: Mollusks, swordtip squid, raw
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Whole squid and cleaned bodies or tentacles differ in edible portion; raw, cooked, and processed forms should be compared separately.
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Nutrition reference: Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan 2023, corrected March 2026 — 10343 ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.
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