The boxes of Uni!!!

It is not too bad about $30 for a box of Uni.

It is almost the same price as U.S. whole sale price.

When we eat uni at sushi bar, it looks it is so marked up, but if one order 2 pieces of Uni is $8.00,

it is even after sold 4 orders(8 pieces). $8X 4 orders=$32

I guess one tray can make 8 to 10 orders so it just mark up twice so it is not too much marked up. However, it depend on how much on Uni on the Uni sushi.

Some Sushi chefs put it on little bit, and some guy put it on a lot.

I used to live in northan part of Japan, Iwate Prefecture.

My friend is fisherman so he brought Bowl of fresh Uni sometimes, and we just get ramen size bowls and put on steamy rice on the bowl as much as we want and then, put over super fresh Uni until the rice can't see from the top.

What else we need is soysouce and wasabi.

We did not need any other garnish.

It is just so sweet. No backup taste or unique Uni smell with fresh Uni.

It has just ocean flavor and natural sweetness.

That was one of happiest moment with eating something!

I need the moment one more time again!

Loading to the truck and cart, Tokyo blue sky!

Watch Out!!! Tsukiji Carts

If you plan to visit Tsukiji Fish Market in Tokyo, there is one thing you have to remind all the time. That is the carts in the pictures.

It can drive fast like motor cycle and can go anywhere even if you walk very narrow pass,

It comes in there, if there is wide enough to go through.

They drive very rough and do not care much about pedestrians, so we have to be careful of those carts all the time in Tsukiji Fish Market.
They are taking care of fresh fish and it is working time for them. They have to rush all the time. They are not coming for sightseeing either.

Maguro Bochos

More Maguro Bochos

I think the time is to go home.

It is fish market so it opens very early in the morning like 4am or 5am and closed market 2pm or 3pm.

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Maguro Knife

I am so sorry that the pictue looks not good. There is very busy place so I did not want to stop and take a pictures to avoid getting scolding or killed by the knife.
Just kidding but it is very serious place.
All pictures in Tsukiji are just keep walking and took a shots, so some of them are not nice shots.
I apologize for it.
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There are auction places for professional buyers, and thousands of wholesale fish markets for fish markets and restaurants. There are also lots of small fish markets and restaurants outside of Tsukiji Fish Market too.
There are not only selling fish, they also sell mega tons of vegetables for wholesale in the same site.
The place in the picture is one of wholesale fish market deal with only Tuna.
This Maguro looks oily and fresh.
He has Maguro Bocho(knife) which is much longer than Sashimi knife.
It is for slice Maguro fillet with one stroke.

That is why I guess it has a longer blade like Samurai Sword, not for killing people.

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Female Papaya

Female Papaya Tree

I have planted the papaya tree on the picture over a year ago.

I wanted a Papaya tree closest place from house door, when I want to eat it.

I might be a lazy guy.

I do not want to eat it every day, but sometimes I crave to eat it so hard, because Papaya from my yard is so sweet and jucy. I can not shat down my desire sometimes.

It was redy to pick the fruits soon, but I realized it is female Papaya tree.

Female Papaya tree is more like ball shape than male Papaya.

Male Papaya is one we can see in the market looking like more oval shape.

Female Papaya is less sweetness than male Papaya, and the inside of Papaya is more hollowed than Male one. It means less place to eat.

That is why it is very rare to find in the market.

I need it when I make sea turtle with Papaya for decoration sometimes, but

Most people prefer male one cause of the taste.

However , we do not know until the fruit is getting bigger, so some peopel plants two of Papaya nursery tree same place and cut down one of it, when they get fruits, in case of one of them are female.

I feel so bad but it is going to be good manure.