However, even though it was being fermented and had an acid taste, if grains of rice maintained their original shape, the fish under maturation was called 'namanare' or 'namanari,' and was sometimes eaten along with its surrounding rice.
しかし、発酵が進んで酸味が付いてはいてもまだ飯粒が原型を留めた熟成途中のものを「なまなれ」または「なまなり」と呼んで、魚だけでなく周囲の飯も一緒に食べることもあった。