At a fishery processing company in Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, shipments of blowfish for home delivery have reached their peak so that people can enjoy the specialty blowfish at home during the year-end and New Year holidays.
This means that we are receiving more orders than usual due to the demand for nesting due to the new coronavirus.
In Shimonoseki City, where puffer fish is handled actively, orders for home-use puffer fish home delivery sets are received from all over the country every year at this time of year, reaching the peak of shipping work.
At this fishery company, orders for the new coronavirus have increased by 30% compared to last year due to the demand for nesting, and in particular, orders for small groups of 2 to 3 people are increasing.
Employees were busy with shipping work, such as sorting tiger puffer fish into pot fillets and slicing them into thin slices for sashimi.
Mitsuumi Aoki, president of a fish processing company, said, "Fugu is a great taste to serve on a platter and eaten by a large number of people, so I hope that the new corona will end next year and you will be able to enjoy it as usual."
The work will continue until Omisoka on the 31st, and will be shipped nationwide, mainly in the Kanto and Kansai regions.