A Fukuokan's Notes from Sapporo

My local Nishitetsu Store sometimes offers totally unexpected and extraordinary selection of fish.

If you are an early shopper and able to get to the store just after its opening at 9 a.m., you stand a fair chance of finding fish that is usually not found in supermarket at relatively affordable prices.    

For the past couple of months, I have been lucky enough to get live kuruma prawns, Managatsuo and tilefish. 

Today's catch was a gianｔ collar of tuna, unloaded at Ehime prefecture and weighing around 2.5kg, priced at 1280 yen. 

Seeing it laying in the showcase, my adrenaline kicked in. With absolutely no hesitation, I asked the fishmonger to chop it into six for me. 

Here it is. Look at this beautifully marbled flesh! 

It could be eaten as Sashimi, in normal situation. But now since I try to avoid uncooked food as much as possible, I decided to cut clean and dress it to save for the future use.

As a result of my 15-mimute labor, I got:

around 200grams of fillet (-like clean portion),

around 200grams of minced(-like) flesh and 

two parts with bones.

For day one, we had the best part as a steak with onion, garlic and soy sauce,

which was the very best tuna plate I have ever had (If you can stand with the fishy smell in the kitchen afterwards) .