Business Insider3 年
Why Japan's favorite poisonous pufferfish delicacy is expensive
There are over 120 species of puffer fish, and 22 different kinds are approved by the Japanese government for use in restaurants. But one is more prized, and more poisonous, than the others ...
BBC28 天
Motorbike-sized tuna sold to Tokyo sushi restaurateurs for $1.3m
It was paid by self-styled Japanese "Tuna King" and sushi restaurant owner Kiyoshi Kimura. Toyosu fish market claims to be the biggest fish market in the world, and is known for pre-dawn daily ...
Smithsonian Magazine24 天
Massive Bluefin Tuna the Size of a Motorcycle Sells for $1.3 Million at a Japanese Fish Market
It was snapped up by the Onodera Group, a Michelin-starred Japanese sushi restaurant chain, in partnership with tuna wholesaler Yamayuki. The company says it plans to serve the fish at 13 of its ...
New York Post27 天
Giant tuna the size of a motorcycle sold to sushi restauranteurs in Tokyo for $1.3 million
The tuna titan winners, the Onodera Group, said that the 608-pound tuna would be served at its Michelin-starred Ginza Onodera restaurants ... fish was caught off the Aomori region in northern Japan.
Detroit News27 天
That's a lot of sushi: Tuna weighing as much as a grizzly bear sells for $1.3M in Japan
The fish was sold to a Michelin-starred Japanese sushi restaurant chain for 207 million yen, the Onodera Group said in a statement about its winning bid. The first auction of the year at Tokyo’s ...