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No fresh sashimi in the new years days?
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2007/12/7 04:25
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Hope some Tokyo sushi connoisseur will tell me. We will be in Tokyo dec31-Jan4, unfortunately Tsukiji Fish Market is closed from 30th-5th. Does that mean there will be no fresh seafood in those days in Tokyo? I really picked the wrong time to be there!
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by John Zee
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I'd say that probably does mean there will be no or very little fresh seafood in Tokyo, although frozen is no doubt still available.
Traditional New Year's food is pre-prepared food which lasts a while called osechi- probably for the exact reason that you mentioned.
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by Sira
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That's right. Many good restaurants, will have a reduced menu during the New Year's days due to the markets' closure.
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by Uji
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Being in Tokyo and not eating fresh Sashimi is like having a bath and not use any soap! How about the 31st! I will be there in the afternoon, if I rush over to Tsukiji's Sushi Dai, will they still have some fresh fish? Please tell me so, mercy!!
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by John Zee
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no soap in the bath
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2007/12/7 11:02
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Well, in Japan you don't use soap in the bath anyway... ;-)
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by Sira
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Thanks Sira
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2007/12/7 11:31
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Guess it's fine if the partner you are bathing with doesn't mind!*o*
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by John Zee
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Supermarkets.
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2007/12/7 19:08
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Well, really, they'll still have sashimi in supermarkets, and unless you're truly a top connoisseur you won't taste the difference. Foreigners and most Japanese probably don't, since supermarket fish is very fresh as well.
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by Kyami
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Not really
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2007/12/8 02:07
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Kyami, I once had a Nigiri sushi from a joint under the Shinjuku line, well, I could taste that its not fresh.
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by John Zee
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Sorry I didn't make it clear, I was referring to supermarket fish versus Tsukiji fish. Old or unfresh fish is a different story of course.
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by Kyami
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Thanks Kyami, but I was really hoping someone would tell me if I rush over to Tsukiji market's Sushi restaurants on the 31st afternoon, will the stuff still be fresh? Consider that the 30th was the last working day there?
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by John Zee
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Just like the market itself, most restaurants on the market will also be closed on December 31, I believe. But good sushi and sashimi should still be available at other restaurants around Tokyo. Just not the freshest of the fresh.
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by Uji
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