I previously blogged on the Tsukiji Fish Market where we saw the large blue fin tuna auctioned off and prepared and then ultimately had some tuna sashimi in a nearby sushi bar. Fatty tuna, highly prized and available in Japan, is not as well known or sought in the U.S., at least in my experience. While visiting Andrew at UCLA, we visited a Japanese market and I found some fatty tuna for sale. It was horribly expensive, $69.99 per pound, but they had a small piece, less than a third of a pound for sale, so I bought it to give it a try.
Talking with my partner, Michael Lewin, who goes out deep sea fishing on boats out of San Diego, he throws away the belly meat of the tuna because it is too fatty for him. When I see the price it is going for in the store, I think I may beg him to keep the belly meat on his next trip and see how it compares to what I got in the store.
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