Barfin Flounder/Matsukawa Karei from Hokkaido
The male grows bigger than the female, up to 2 feet 6 inches.
It is said that for this particular fish, the bigger its gets, the better the taste (which is unusual).
Matsukawa = Pine Tree Skin
The appearance and the texture of the surface of the skin resembles a pine tree's surface.
Flounder is considered less desirable in Japan than fluke, but this is one of the two exceptions.
The other one is Spotted Flounder/Hoshi Karei.
No comments:
Post a Comment