Day 3 Thoughts
Fish is a staple of the Japanese diet. Because Japan is a series of islands in the Pacific, many Japanese men earn a living in the fish business. I witnessed the part of the fish business that happens after the fish are caught. Fresh tuna was carted into the market and frozen tuna arrived in trucks and were unloaded. Next, the fish were prepared. The tails were removed and placed in the mouths. A cross section of the tail area was cut and placed next to the fish. Also, the fish were slit on the bottom. The tunas were numbered and weighed and marked with a rate. Buyers inspected the fish by looking inside the fish where the slits were made, looking at the cross section of the tail and removing small pieces of the fish meat and rolling it between their fingers. At 5:30 the auctioneer rang a bell and stood by the first fish to be auctioned. Interested buyers raised their hands as the auctioneer spoke to the crowd. The price was adjusted until only one bidder remained. The fish was then placed on carts and brought to an area where it was cut into smaller pieces. After watching the buyers inspect the fish, I felt comfortable eating sushi later in the day. Yes,class, I even got a few pieces in my mouth by using chopsticks.
Numbered tuna
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Anne O'Brien