Ma'anar ƙamus na "mackerel mai kyafaffen" shine kamar haka:Mackerel da aka sha yana nufin nau'in kifi da aka adana ta hanyar shan taba. Mackerel kifi ne mai kitse da ake samu a Tekun Atlantika kuma sanannen abinci ne a sassa da dama na duniya. Don shan taba mackerel, ana fara tsaftace kifin sannan a yayyafa shi da gishiri da sauran kayan yaji. Daga nan sai a shanye shi a kan wuta, wanda ke ba shi dandano mai ban sha'awa kuma yana taimakawa wajen kiyaye shi. Za a iya cin mackerel da aka yi da shi da kansa ko kuma a yi amfani da shi azaman sinadari a cikin jita-jita daban-daban, kamar salads, pates, da sandwiches.