japan

Fortunately, the glutinous rice grown in the surrounding fields turned out to be the excellent preservative. Very first, the fish have been gutted, rubbed with salt and placed in a barrel to dry for a handful of weeks. Then the salt was scraped off and the bellies of the fish packed with rice just before being placed into wooden barrels, weighed down with a heavy stone, and left to rest. Anytime there was a have to have, the barrel could then be opened, the rice scraped off and the remaining fish eaten. Every single day, Shin buys fresh salmon, sea...