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Hōchōdō. Hōchōdō (庖丁道, the way of the cleaver) is a traditional Japanese culinary art form of filleting a fish or fowl without touching it with one's hands. [1] It is also known as hōchōshiki (庖丁式, knife ceremony) or shikibōchō (式庖丁, ceremonial knife), and survives to the present day, with occasional demonstrations ...
This 16th-century fish stall shows many traditional fish products. The term fish processing refers to the processes associated with fish and fish products between the time fish are caught or harvested, and the time the final product is delivered to the customer. Although the term refers specifically to fish, in practice it is extended to cover ...
A fish fillet processor processes fish into a fillet. Fish processing starts from the time the fish is caught. Popular species processed include cod, hake, haddock, tuna, herring, mackerel, salmon and pollock . Commercial fish processing is a global practice. Processing varies regionally in productivity, type of operation, yield and regulation.
Katsuobushi ( Japanese: 鰹節) is simmered, smoked and fermented skipjack tuna ( Katsuwonus pelamis, sometimes referred to as bonito ). It is also known as bonito flakes or broadly as okaka (おかか) . Shaved katsuobushi and dried kelp — kombu —are the main ingredients of dashi, a broth that forms the basis of many soups (such as miso ...
Eel kabayaki shop. Ukiyoe by Katsukawa Shuntei, 1804–1810. Kabayaki (蒲焼) is a preparation of fish, especially unagi eel, [1] where the fish is split down the back [2] (or belly), gutted and boned, butterflied, cut into square fillets, skewered, and dipped in a sweet soy sauce -based marinade before being cooked on a grill or griddle .
Maguro bōchō. A maguro bōchō ( Japanese: 鮪包丁, lit. "tuna knife"), or maguro kiri bōchō ( 鮪切り包丁, lit. "tuna cutter"), is an extremely long, highly specialized Japanese knife that is commonly used to fillet tuna, as well as many other types of large ocean fish. The maguro bōchō is a long knife with a blade length of 30 cm ...
A tub of uncured fish surimi ready for processing. Surimi ( Japanese: 擂り身 / すり身, "ground meat") is a paste made from fish or other meat. The term can also refer to a number of East Asian foods that use that paste as their primary ingredient. It is available in many shapes, forms, and textures, and is often used to mimic the texture ...
Ikejime. Tekagi (手鉤), the tool that is used for performing ikejime. Ikejime (活け締め) or ikijime (活き締め) is a method of killing fish which maintains the quality of its meat. [1] The technique originated in Japan, but is now in widespread use. It involves the insertion of a spike quickly and directly into the hindbrain, usually ...