鰯いわし (iwashi)

いわしの 刺し身さしみを 食たべたことがありますか

Did you ever eat sardine sashimi?

が加わる。

In the area near Tokyo, Mamegara (a soybean sprig after removing seeds) is added to holly and a sardine's head.

種子を取り去った大豆の枝。

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ヤヤ、錆たりな赤鰯」と驚く二人。

They are surprised, saying 'It's a rusty akaiwashi' (pickled sardine).

だが、人数が多くてなかなか鰯も焼きあがらない。

However, it took time to broil all the sardines needed to serve a lot of people.

東京付近では、柊と鰯の頭にさらに豆柄（まめがら。

鰯が主原料の為淡灰色をしていることからこう呼ばれる。

This name comes from its light gray color which results from the main ingredient, sardine.

鰯酢煎（いわしのすいり）：鰯を煮る際に酢を入れて生臭さを取った料理。

Iwashi no suiri: a dish of cooked sardines with vinegar to get rid of the fishy smell.「

そして、みずから釜戸の火を庭先にばらまき、その中に大量の鰯を投げ込んだ。

She then picked up the burning firewood from the stove, scattered it on the garden and threw numerous sardines into it.

そして焼きあがった鰯を笊の上に乗せて、灰をふるい落とし、素早く隆信らの膳に供した。

She then put the broiled sardines in a bamboo basket, shook off the ashes and quickly served them to Takanobu and others.

柊鰯（ひいらぎいわし）とは、節分に、魔除けとしてヒイラギの小枝と焼いたイワシの頭を門口に挿したものをいい、柊鰯を挿すのは古くからの日本の習慣である。

Hiiragi-iwashi is a holly sprig with a baked sardine's head, and Japanese people have a time-honored custom of putting Hiiragi-iwashi at their door on Setsubun (the traditional end of winter) to ward off evil spirits.

柊の葉の棘が鬼の目を刺すので門口から鬼が入れず、また鰯の臭いで鬼が近寄らないと言う（逆に、鰯の臭いで鬼を誘い、柊の葉の棘が鬼の目をさすとも説明される）。

They say that prickles of holly leaves prevent Oni (ogre) from entering through the door by piercing Oni's eyes, and that the smell of sardine chases Oni away (on the contrary, another explanation is that the smell of sardine invites Oni to approach and then prickles of holly leaves pierce Oni's eyes).