FOOD
Fugu (Pufferfish)
Niihama city, Ehime Pref.
FOOD
2015
30 minutes Episode(s): 1
english
Japanese
[Food of Japan Season 1]
Ehime's Niihama city is blessed with the beautiful Seto Inland Sea and a variety of delicious seafood. Local people enjoy 'Fuguzaku', a dish made from Fugu (pufferfish) which is only caught during the winter months. 'Fuguzaku' is roughly sliced pufferfish's skin and meat mixed with citrus vinegar sauce. The city is secretly known for its large consumption of pufferfish: 10 tons yearly.
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Ehime's Niihama city is blessed with the beautiful Seto Inland Sea and a variety of delicious seafood. Local people enjoy 'Fuguzaku', a dish made from Fugu (pufferfish) which is only caught during the winter months. 'Fuguzaku' is roughly sliced pufferfish's skin and meat mixed with citrus vinegar sauce. The city is secretly known for its large consumption of pufferfish: 10 tons yearly.
Click here to preview this episode!
Part of the "Food of Japan Series"!
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