Sashimi

A big part of the Japanese diet is fish, the Japanese people love all sorts of fish. One of the main ways to eat fish is raw. Sashimi is raw fish that can be eaten without worrying about parasites or food poisoning. Sashimi is often used in sushi, or can just be eaten plain.

Because the Japanese people love fish, it is one of the cheaper thins in the super market. Whole fillets are usually less than $10, and there is a great selection.

A few JCMU students and I were getting hungry one night, so we decided to go out and get some sashimi for dinner. Here's the result:

Here we have Maguro (fatty tuna), salmon, and octopus 

Kouri wanted a picture with the octopus before we cut it up.

All of this is only about half of what we bought for $30. It was absolutely delicious. Usually there is some "Shoyuu" (soy-sauce) in another dish, mixed with "wasabi" (spicy horse-radish). The wasabi gives the fish a spicy kick that clears the sinuses. All-in-all it is a great way to get some cheap protien in the starch-filled Japanese diet.