Tuna in Yaizu - 焼津のマグロ

水揚げでは有名な焼津だが、三崎・築地と比べて驚きはあるだろうか。滞在は駆け足だが市役所近くの寿司屋さん昇利を昼に覗く。特上のにぎりが10カン2500円、ネタはそれぞれ良いものを使っているがこの値段なら妥当とも言える。むしろしゃりとかシジミ汁はもう少し努力があっても良いかなと感じた。


翌日もう一軒行ってみようと思ったが、「さかなセンター」という地元の市場に足を運んだのでそれは果たせなかった。市場の中の寿司屋でミナミマグロの赤身とバチマグロの中トロ8カン1050円の寿司を持ち帰ったが、中トロの方は納得できる満足度。土産にシラスやマグロカマの照り焼きの他、ミナミマグロの中トロブロックを買う。


Yaizu is known for the largest fishing port landing tuna in Japan, but will it display any surprise to me as I know other famous markets such as Misaki and Tsukiji? While my schedule was generally rushy, I stopped by at Shouri near the City Hall for a sushi lunch. I chose 10-piece nigiri, the second top of their line for 2500 Yen. All the material was very good without question, but for this price it may be reasonable. Rather, I felt the rice or the clam soup would deserve some more refinements.
I hoped to try another sushi restaurant the following day but I ended up in Fish Center market where about 70 shops gather. This is an interesting place to see how serious Japanese are for sea food. There were a few sushi-bars in the market and I bought 8-piece tuna nigiri for 1050 Yen; medium-fat “chutoro” of Bigeye tuna was quite convincing. For souvenirs, I bought dried young sardines, barbecued tuna cheeks, and the last but not the least Southern bluefin tuna's “chutoro” in a small block.