What types of fish are commonly eaten in Japan?!


Question: What types of fish are commonly eaten in Japan!?
We always hear about how the Japanese are healthy and that they eat a lot of fish!. But, what types of fish do the Japanese commonly eat!? If you go to a Japanese restaurant you can find just about anything, but I want to know what actual families have often!. Www@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
The types of fish that most people are familiar with (served at sushi bars) are not eaten by most families, as they are very expensive!. Even in Japan!. Most families eat the following:

Aji = Mackerel
Sanma = Saury
Saba = Spanish Mackerel
Shishamo = Smelt

Most of these are partially dried, which is less expensive, as opposed to fresh!. I buy mine online at Japan Super - www!.japansuper!.com
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there are lot of different kind of sea food Japanese eat!.
raw fish- as everybody know sushi,sashimi!.

also there are many semi-dried fish!.
probably this form of fish is the most often eaten at house,restaurant

sardine
Saurel
horse mackerel (aji)
mackerel(saba)
Japanese Halfbeak(sayori)
Mackerel Pike( sanma)
Japanese Whiting(kisu)
herring(nishin)
Barracuda(kamasu)

and using fresh fish,braised
yellowtail(buri)
Spanish Mackerel (sawara)
flat fish(karei)


those are just small part of what Japanese consume!.

TSUKIJI fish market in tokyo is probably biggest
fish market in japan & it's got insane amount of sea creature!.
seafood lover's paradise!.

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Japanese eat various fish's dish!.
Tempura, Sashimi(raw fish), Vegetables fish boiled hard with soy sauce, and fry!.
If you eat white fish, you should eat Vegetable fish boiled hard with soy sauce or fry, when you eat lean fish, you should eat as Sashimi or tempura!.
now season, yellowtail's(Japanese say "Buri") tast is good, so I recommend you to eat dish "Buri and radish Boiled hard with soysauce" or saury!.

and Japanese soo love shrimp!!Www@FoodAQ@Com

it maybe easier to ask "what kind of fish japanese don't eat"!.
even that, it is hard to answer, seems to me they eat every fish i can think of!.
here in the states, japanese restaurants can only serve what they can find at the local market!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

i think they eat alot of cod and white fish!. Shark, with whales i think they use certain organs for medicinal purposes!.

BUT I have to comment on whales, the Japanese HAVE TO STOP WHALING!.!.!.!.!.these beautiful mammals (sp!?!?!?) will be extinct soon!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

whale meat ($#&IR)Www@FoodAQ@Com





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