The production season of red sea bream is from January to March from winter to early spring. This is the best season when the eggs are about to be laid. The fish scales have Japan's representative red and white colors, and it is also the color of the cheerful cherry blossoms, so it is also known as "Sakura sea bream". , therefore symbolizing celebration and congratulations.
It is common to see a whole roasted sea bream at Japanese celebrations, called "celebration sea bream". The Japanese word for "congratulations" (めでたい) has the word "sea bream" (たい).
At the family banquet to celebrate the baby's 100th day of birth, there will always be a whole roasted sea bream to wish him a smooth, healthy and strong future.
This fish with festive colors and shining cherry blossom color is very eye-catching. It is also the first fish species to announce spring in Tsukiji Market.
At this time, the fish meat has accumulated a lot of nutrients in order to lay eggs, and you can feel the high elasticity and shiny shiny fat when you cut it.
During the Edo period, sea bream was an indispensable fish species at the shogun’s family’s celebration banquets. For common people, it was a high-end fish that was far away and unavailable.
In today's era of prosperity and lack of food, most households in Japan will celebrate the New Year with sea bream. However, 80% of the total sea bream production now is farmed sea bream, and wild sea bream only accounts for 20%.
Almost all sea bream dishes on the market today use only live fish, which are rich in oil and have a very delicious chewy texture just after being killed.
The last time I ate wild red sea bream, I went to the old fishing shop "Uwajima Sea Bream Marui" in Ehime Prefecture, Shikoku, Japan. After eating, I just went to a hot spring and then continued my local beer tour. .
It’s most delicious when mixed together! !
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Don’t be too pushy in Taiwan. After all, wild sea bream is hard to come by, and the farmed ones are quite delicious too!
For fresh catch, just get some onions, mirin, and cooking wine, and then steam it for about 12 minutes!
What kind of dishes have you prepared for the New Year?
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