板甫牡蠣 (Itabogaki)

Itabogaki

  • いたぼがき
  • Itabogaki
  • Pitch 3
  • water animals

Meaning

板甫牡蠣 (いたぼがき, Itabogaki) is Itabogaki — a Japanese food (water animals).

What is Itabogaki?

Itabogaki ( Ostrea denselamellosa ) is a species of oyster. In the past, these oysters were collected as a common species and distributed as food, but in recent years the amount of catch has dropped sharply, and attempts have been made to recover the population by seeding.