Month: November 2021

Seafood in season in Dec（５th place Fukuoka）   Table of contents 1.Introduction 2.Fish 3.Other seafood   1.Introduction Fukuoka Prefecture (6 types of seafood) was ranked 5th in the prefectures with the highest catches and types of seafood that will be in season in December. In Fukuoka Prefecture, the following six types of fish and shellfish will be in season in December.   2.Fish conger eel, eel, spotted shad, Spanish mackerel, blowfish   3.Other seafood laver As I wrote in BLOG before, Fukuoka Prefecture is surrounded by three seas (“Chikuzen Sea” on the Sea of Japan side, “Buzen Sea” on the Seto Inland Sea side, and “Ariake Sea” with the largest tidal flat in Japan). Therefore, a wide variety of fish and shellfish are landed. In addition, winter is also the season for hot pots that represent Fukuoka Prefecture, such as mizutaki and motsunabe, so I think it is a very good time to visit Fukuoka in winter.    

Seafood in season in Dec（3rd place Shimane）   Table of contents 1.Introduction 2.Fish   1.Introduction Shimane Prefecture (7 types of seafood) ranked third among the prefectures with the highest catches and types of seafood that will be in season in December. In Shimane Prefecture, the following seven types of fish and shellfish will be in season in December.   2.Fish conger eel, monkfish, eel, flounder, Spanish mackerel, Japanese amberjack, gurnard A wide variety of fish can be caught in Shimane Prefecture. This is because a good fishing ground is formed at the boundary between the warm Tsushima Current and the Japan Sea endemic water (“Shimane Cold Water Area” and “Sanin Wakasa Cold Water”). Therefore, it is possible to catch a wide variety of fish and shellfish, from warm-water fish to cold-water fish.

Seafood in season in Dec（2nd place Miyagi）   Table of contents 1.Introduction 2.Fish 3.Shellfish 4.Other seafood 5.”PRIDE FISH”   1.Introduction Miyagi Prefecture (9 types of seafood) was second in the prefectures with the highest catches and types of seafood that will be in season in December. In Miyagi prefecture, the following nine types of fish and shellfish will be in season in December.   2.Fish conger eel, broadbanded thornyhead, shark, codfish, flounder, tuna 3.Shellfish oyster, scallop 4.Other seafood laver   “Shark” has been added to the seasonal fish in December. Miyagi Prefecture is the prefecture with the highest shark catch in Japan. The Chinese food “shark fin” is world-famous as a special product of Kesennuma (blue shark and salmon shark fin).  

Seafood in season in Dec   Table of contents 1.Introduction 2.Fish 3.Shellfish 4.Other seafood 5.Ranking   1.Introduction We will introduce the fish and shellfish that will be in season in December by dividing them into the whole of Japan and the prefectures ranked in the top five. Please note that the season may vary depending on the region and year depending on the landing conditions due to climate change, so please consider it as reference data only. Of the 87 species surveyed, 32 species are the third largest in the year, with the number of fish and shellfish in season coming in December. Finally, it’s winter’s delicious seafood season. The following is a list of 32 types of fish and shellfish in no particular order.   2.Fish conger eel, monkfish, eel, barracuda, flatfish, broadbanded thornyhead, red bream, spotted shad, shark, mackerel, Spanish mackerel, spirinchus, codfish, herring, sailfin sandfish, flounder, blowfish, Japanese amberjack, gurnard, atka mackerel, mullet, tuna 3.Shellfish ark shell, oyster, Japanese scallops 4.Other seafood Octopus ocellatus, spear squid , Japanese spiny lobster, king crab, hair crab, cod roe, laver   5.Ranking Hokkaido (12 types of seafood) is ranked first, Miyagi prefecture (9 types) is second, and Aomori and Shimaneread moreSeafood in season in Dec