Sashimi / さしみ / 刺身

Sashimi is one of the famous Japanese foods. Sashimi is easily explained as a raw fish. We eat most of stuff raw. Eat fish raw, eat raw eggs, eat horse meat raw…Raw brawn, chicken meat, veal, and of course all kinds of fish food. Not that we are lazy to cook or anything. We like to eat it fresh. I was watching a movie. Tow guys were talking about the big business with Japanese. And one guy asked his boss to wait for a couple of days, because he has promises with his children. But his boss told him NO. Why not?? He said ‘Hey, they are Japanese, they can’t wait fish to cook’. I thought it was pretty funny. (picture disctiption: Had this sashimi at Japanese expensive restaurant in May)

← I had Sashimi tonight. You can buy sashimi at any super market in Japan. They are all fresh and nice. This is amberjack. Amberjack is also known as yellowtail. People call this fish as auspicious fish. Because this fish called by different names at different stages of its growth. As the reality, your position name will change as you promote, right? The fish name changes as they grow, so we wish for good luck. Therefore we eat this on special occasion, and happy table. But of course you can eat anytime you want. But this fish is bit expensive than other fish. The fish meat of amberjack caught in autumn is especially juicy It have plenty of fat. Yuck? NONO. Taste really good. Stewed Japanese radish and yellowtail with soy sauce based soup is REALLY GOOD. I have to put it on a web someday. This is the of winter Japanese seasonal dish

I will just share with you one more picture. Out prefecture has place where it’s really famous for cuttlefish. We went to the restaurant where only serve cuttlefish dish. And we have ordered cuttlefish sashimi. You cannot tell just looking at this picture, but this cuttlefish was still moving. （and look how beautiful this is!!)
And it’s really funny when you put moving cuttlefish tail. (I do not know what do you call it. The part of cuttlefish legs) the sucker-bearing arms was still stuck in my mouse, and it was fun to eat. I know… its unmitigated cruelty. But it’s fresh and good. Please try it when you come to Japan. It’s expensive. It cost me about $20. But it’s worth it. ^^

Please enjoy the picture…