The fishing of "Boze", the protagonist of the local dish "Kaizushi", which is made around the autumn festival in Tokushima Prefecture, is at its peak.
Boze is a fish of about 20 cm, generally called "Ibodai". In Tokushima Prefecture, the local dish "Boze no Sugatazushi", which opens its back and wraps sushi rice with its head attached, is enjoyed at autumn festivals and the like. I am.
This year, the bouze fishing reached its peak, and at Tsuda Port in Tokushima City, bouze was landed one after another from the fishing boats that returned from bottom trawling, and the staff of the fishery cooperative sorted them by size.
According to the Fisheries Cooperative, about 800 kg of bōze is landed a day at Tsuda Port, which is about 1.5 times that of last year.
Hiroaki Mori, General Manager of the Tokushima City Fisheries Cooperative Business Department, said, "I've taken a lot more than last year. People in Tokushima like bōze, so I want them to enjoy sushi, and the biggest one is grilled or sashimi." I was talking.
Bowze fishing will continue until mid-next month.