Aji are in season right now, at least in Japan, and I just had to buy one pack of aji sashimi yesterday for 380 yen. I also bought one pack (200 g) of sakuranbo (Japanese cherries) for 298 yen for my children and some pork liver karaage for my wife, who is prone to be anemic.
少なくとも日本では、今、アジが旬なので、昨日、アジの刺身を１パック（380円）買いました。また、子供たちのために、さくらんぼを１パック（200 g、298円）、貧血気味の妻のために豚レバーの唐揚げを買いました。
I had the sashimi for lunch, together with two leftover onigiri.
刺身は昼食に、残りのおにぎりと一緒に食べました。
I had the sashimi with soy sauce and the supplied grated ginger, not wasabi. Aji sashimi is often eaten this way.
刺身は、しょう油と、ついてきたおろし生姜で食べました。アジの刺身はよくこのように食べられます。
The two shallow cuts provide a nice texture. (Not all aji sashimi have these cuts.)
二本の浅い切り込みがいい食感を生みます（すべてのアジの刺身に切り込みをあるわけではないです）。
You can learn how make aji sashimi from
itasan's video.
アジの刺身の作り方は、
itasanのビデオで学べます。
5 comments:
Hiroyuki, I would love so much to be sure the fish I buy here is sometimes fresh enough to make and eat sashimi... Even when the eyes are shiny and the flesh firm, I am afraid of making it in sashimi... I know it's never the same day's catch, but don't know how many days the fish spent in the ice...
Sissi: Only sashimi-grade fish can be eaten as sashimi. Have you ever asked the fish monger if they have sashimi-grade fish?
Hiroyuki, I am worried they would always say yes... And of course they know that raw fish is eaten in Japanese restaurants, but I think they have no idea what sashimi grade means...
I will stick to aji tempura and salted & grilled aji and I must make nanban zuke (if I remember well the name)
Hi Hiroyuki,
This is such a wonderful and informative site. I found it through Sissi's site and am really pleased I did. Your food looks great! Thanks for sharing.
Jenny at Baking Devils: Thanks for your comment. I visited your site, and was amused to find a mention of Chocolate & Zucchini. It's a small world! She is also a member of eGullet. (Have you checked out the warabi mochi post on her site?)
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