Japanese Name: 鰯【Iwashi】 English Name: Sardine

: Sardines usually refer to the spotlined sardines. They create a school, and usually become a perfect prey for various fish. Sardines feed on planktons, positioning them in the center of the food chain. They are famous for their shiny skin, and are usually accompanied by grated ginger or chives to clean away its odor.

: DHAs, famous for its effect to activate the brain, can usually be found in most of the fish.??Bluefish are especially rich in them, but their levels in sardines are the highest.??Thus, when DHAs are artificially created, often times they are extracted from sardines.

: If you google sardine peptides, you will easily find that peptides extracted from sardines are good for your blood.

: Sardines are balanced in rich nutrients and minerals that cannot be found in other fish. Therefore, sardines have been said to be beneficial to health since ancient times, and you will surely hear about them in healthy food areas. Needless to say, fish are considered to be healthier than meet. However, sardines beat any kind of fish by far. Anchovies, which are popular, are also sardines.