Winter preserved food "Ripe mackerel sushi" begins to be prepared Katsuyama Fukui November 9, 4:38
The preparation work of "Ripe mackerel sushi", a traditional winter preserved food that has been handed down in the mountainous area of Katsuyama City, Fukui Prefecture, has begun.
"Saba no Ripe Sushi", which is handed down in Chatan Town, Katsuyama City, which is known as a heavy snowfall area, was taught to local people as a winter preserved food by a drug dealer in Toyama who visited this area in the early Meiji era. It is said to be the beginning.
On the 8th, eight members of the "Mackerel Ripe Sushi Processing Group" made by local housewives gathered at a dedicated processing plant and started the preparation work for the year-end and New Year holidays.
The members filled 360 mackerels with an open back of about 40 cm with ginger, vinegar, and rice mixed with Jiuqu, and spread them one after another.
Nobuo Kobayashi, the representative of the group, said, "It will be delicious when the temperature drops. We will make delicious food that suits everyone's taste, so please look forward to it."
According to the group, this year expects so-called "needing demand" due to the influence of the new coronavirus, and plans to prepare 1800 animals, which is 100 more than last year, and will sell it at local roadside stations from 19th next month. That is.