“Ika no okizuke” is a squid that is put into a mix of soy sauce and sake while it’s alive on a fishing boat

It literally means “steeped squid on the sea.” The squid drowns in the sauce by drinking it. Then, the sauce saturates the whole squid from the meat to the intestines. It is frozen and cut into bite-sized pieces, then served raw. Because of the unique recipe, it is hard to get. You need to go squid fishing by yourself or make fisherman friends ! The combination of bitterness of the squid ink, chewy texture of the flesh, and sweetness of the sake makes one happy. It is one of the best dishes with sake.