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dried sardines (held together by a bamboo skewer or string piercing the eye sockets)
朝ごはんに目刺を焼いた。
I grilled dried sardines for breakfast.
目刺は安くて栄養がある庶民の味だ。
Dried sardines are a cheap, nutritious common food.
祖父は毎朝目刺と味噌汁を欠かさなかった。
My grandfather never missed his dried sardines and miso soup every morning.