Seafood in season in Nov (4th place Miyagi)
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Introduction
Miyagi Prefecture (6 types of seafood) was ranked 4th in the prefectures with the highest catches and types of seafood that will be in season in November.
In Miyagi prefecture, the following 6 types of fish and shellfish will be in season in November.
Fish
conger eel, broadbanded thornyhead, salmon, flounder, tuna
Other seafood
laver
PRIDE FISH
“Oysters with shells of Miyagi” (season: November-March) has been selected for the winter “PRIDE FISH” in Miyagi Prefecture, which is selected by Japan Fisheries Cooperatives. It is also characteristic that there are various types of oysters because the oyster farming technique changes depending on the difference in each coast.
Miyagi prefecture oysters are closely related to French oysters. In France, the plague threatened the annihilation of domestic oysters in the 1960s and 1970s. At that time, oysters from Miyagi prefecture, which are resistant to diseases, were provided, and the French oyster aquaculture industry was saved. Today, about 90% of French oysters are said to be descendants of Miyagi prefecture’s seed oysters.
Due to these historical connections, France provided reconstruction assistance (financial assistance) to the oyster aquaculture industry in Miyagi Prefecture, which was severely damaged by the tsunami caused by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. It’s a very good story to help each other. We will always remember when we eat oysters from Miyagi prefecture and France.