Battera is the Japanese term for a "boat-shaped" sushi, made by pressing sushi rice with pickled mackerel and konbu. It is a regional specialty of Osaka.

Word origins

From Portuguese bateira, "boat".

Characteristic of: Japanese cuisine
Categories: Sushi
Contains, including ancestors: Seafood Fish Rice
References:
A Dictionary of Japanese Food; Hosking, Richard, 1995
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