for such dishes, over the years the term sakana also came to mean "fish." Another word for "snack" in Japanese is .The Japanese noun tsumami meaning "something to nibble/eat with a drink", which is beautified by adding an honorific prefix o and becoming otsumami.; this term usually applies to smaller dishes. Otsumami are generally simpler dishes suited for otoshi (お通し) or preparing and eating at home. Since otoshi are placed on the table as customers sit down, they are usually dishes that can be prepared ahead of time in large portions and served cold or at room temperature. This makes them attractive to housewives who wish to prepare a variety of sakana ahead of time. Ate (あて) or ategau (あてがう), meaning accompaniment is also sometimes used to refer to foods that go well with alcohol. Types of sakana When drinking at home sakana can be more modest. A bachelor or someone living alone might open a can of mackerel (sanma or saury) in miso or soy sauce or simply use a pre-packaged form of sakana like pickles or Japanese potato salad bought at a supermarket or convenience store. Certain sakana like kaki no tane are associated with bachelors or older men. Listed below are some common sakana. Yakitori - grilled skewers of chicken and chicken parts Kushiage - deep-fried skewers of meat or vegetables Sashimi - slices of raw fish Tsukemono - pickles Kimchi - spicy Korean cabbage Sakana especially popular with beer: Edamame - salted and boiled soybean pods Nankotsu (chicken cartilage) karaage Sausages Sakana especially popular with sake: Shiokara - fermented, salted squid innards etc. Roe Uni - Sea urchin roe Ikura - Red caviar (ikra) Mentaiko - spicy pollock roe Tarako - pollock roe Sujiko - salted salmon roe Small snacks: Atarime / Ika Ichiya-boshi - Dried squid Ei-hire - dried skate Seaweed Cheese Peanuts or other types of nuts (almonds, mixed nuts, etc.) Potato chips or fried potato sticks Arare - crackers made primarily from rice flour with other ingredients Tatami iwashi - small dried sardines pressed into a cracker-like square form Examples In media Sakana are an everyday part of Japan's drinking culture. Japanese variety shows, magazines, and newspapers frequently feature recipes for homemade sakana. There are numerous food manga and anime that focus on depicting sakana, some notable examples are: Shin'ya Shokudō is a long running food manga about the sakana the owner of