Red seabream is a name given to at least two species of fish of the family

Sparidae The Sparidae are a family of fish in the order Perciformes, commonly called sea breams and porgies. The sheepshead, scup, and red seabream are species in this family. Most sparids are deep-bodied compressed fish with a small mouth separated by a ...

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Pagrus major ''Pagrus major'' or red seabream is a fish species in the family Sparidae. It is also known by its Japanese name, madai. The fish has high culinary and cultural importance in Japan, and is also frequently eaten in Korea and Taiwan. Range an ...

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Pagellus bogaraveo The blackspot seabream (''Pagellus bogaraveo''), also known as the red seabream, is a marine ray-finned fish species in family Sparidae. It is widespread in the Eastern Atlantic from Norway to Mauritania, including Macaronesia and the western ...

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''Pagrus major''

''Pagrus major'' is of great culinary and cultural importance in

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, and is known as madai in Japanese. It is considered an auspicious fish, eaten during

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and other special occasions, such as weddings. It is also eaten in

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...

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, where it is known as chamdom. File:Redseabreamji1.jpg, Wild madai in the waters near Yamagata, Japan File:Osakatenman-gu Osaka Japan05-r.jpg, Madai as an auspicious object, with straw bindings and coins at

Osaka Tenmangū The is a Shinto shrine and one of Tenmangū founded in AD 949 in Osaka. The Tenjin Festival is held here annually from 24 July to 25 July. Nearest stations *Ōsakatemmangū Station on the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) JR Tōzai Line * ...

shrine File:Red sea bream sashimi (27992669723).jpg, Madai

sashimi is a Japanese delicacy consisting of fresh raw fish or meat sliced into thin pieces and often eaten with soy sauce. Origin The word ''sashimi'' means "pierced body", i.e. "刺身" = ''sashimi'', where 刺し = ''sashi'' (pierced, stuck) ...

File:Madai-fried-tokyoarea-sept23-2016.jpg, Fried madai File:Painting of a Red Sea Bream (Tai) by Ogawa Haritsu, 18th century.jpg, ''Tai on Bamboo Leaves'', painting by Ogawa Haritsu (1663-1747)

''Pagellus bogaraveo''

''Pagellus bogaraveo'' is also known as blackspot sea bream. In

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, the fish is known as besugo, and is often grilled over charcoal or wood fires.

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Pagellus bogaraveo
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Tai: Japan's King of Fish
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