Today we are in Shimonoseki. This city has been a part of Japanese history for centuries and the industrial shipping that we see is amazing. But the best known thing about this city is that it is home of fugu, a pufferfish as cute looking as it is potentially lethal. We started the day at the fish market. This fish market was all about the sashimi with ready to purchase cut fish and small filets perfect for slicing at home.
After the tour of the Karato Fish Market we decided to leave the group and explore on our own. Across the inland sea and connected by a quick ferry is Moji Retro Town. How can you miss a town with a name like that. It was a fascinating area with old wood houses and supermarkets so that you can get an idea how people in Japan shop. Markets tell so much about a people and are ever fascination. Here is how the chip aisle looks in the store in Moji Retro Town.
Clearly there are almost as many varieties of chips as we have the US but different. To tell the truth they all looked quite yummy.
Lunch was one of the best sushi/sashimi meals I have ever had as the fish was so fresh! To complete the fish experience this afternoon we attended a Fugu class where we learned how the fish is cleaned to be safe and sliced so thin that you can see through it! Then we got to try ourselves. Surprise my fugu presentation didn't quite look like the professional version.
It was still great fun and tasted great.
Lunch was one of the best sushi/sashimi meals I have ever had as the fish was so fresh! To complete the fish experience this afternoon we attended a Fugu class where we learned how the fish is cleaned to be safe and sliced so thin that you can see through it! Then we got to try ourselves. Surprise my fugu presentation didn't quite look like the professional version.
It was still great fun and tasted great.
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