If you’re sitting down to a plate of fresh maguro tuna at a restaurant in Japan, chances are your meal passed through Shiogama. The commercial docks in this city north of Sendai handle the vast majority of the tuna trade in Japan, not Tsukiji Market in Tokyo as most people believe. Shiogama Fish Market is…
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Chirashi Don
Japan loves its raw fish in many forms, but Chirashi don, which is sashimi in a bowl of flavored rice can be quickly consumed over a short lunch break, making it the choice of office workers. Chirashi means “scattered” in Japanese, though some bowls have toppings laid out so beautifully, its easy to question that…
湯葉 Yuba (Tofu skin)
Kyoto cuisine is beautiful to look at, so beautiful you might forget to take the first bite. But what is that odd item in the middle that is neither fish nor fowl? That is yuba, or “tofu skin” which is actually skimmed off the top of tofu during the curdling process. The taste is pretty…
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Many visitors to Tokyo believe the freshest sushi is only available at Tsukiji Market and make spectacular efforts to eat there, including waking up hours before dawn to wait in line outside the most popular shops. But many restaurants in Tokyo get daily deliveries of fresh fish from Tsukiji which are at worst, hours older than…
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