We went to a restaurant by the sea that serves delicious fish dishes.
What we wanted to eat was “鯵フライ(aji furai)”.
鯵(あじ, aji) is “horse mackerel” in English.
フライ(furai) means deep-fried food.
This restaurant is a 網本(あみもと、amimoto, a fisherman’s boss), so you can get the freshest fish.
There is an aquarium in the restaurant with fish swimming around.
For the first time in my life, I had sashimi of sunfish.
The fried horse mackerel was much bigger than I expected and the batter was crispy.
Since this is a popular restaurant, the parking lot was full of customers waiting for the restaurant to open. If you do not have a reservation, the phrase to ask the restaurant staff if two people can dine is,