We were walking through a street fair - lots of things to buy and street food snacks. We passed a yakitori stall - not surprising easy to make and sell, its like satay or Vietnamese sausages. Then we saw a crowd gathered round a temporary tent, water seeping through their feet. Nathan and I peered in to find a whole Tuna fish on display. It had just been removed from its bucket ?? of ice. It had ice stuffed into its mouth to keep an even temperature. People were gaping, taking photos, admiring the freshness of the fish. It was a beautiful fish - fresh bright eyes, glistening skin, firm taut flesh.
After our lunch, we passed the longest queue of Japanese people (we were in Hiroo, an expat area) patiently waiting. At the end of the line was the beautiful dark red flesh of the tuna, all cut up neatly in packets. They sold rice on the side. Sashimi tuna. Then we noticed people huddled round chopsticks in hand - we'd better eat it Straight away.
Fresh!
