A major revolution in the trend away from fish！ Research into “boneless fish” that can be eaten whole progresses， solving the problem of “it’s a hassle to remove the bones” and promoting children’s health．
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Being pushed out by meat, fish consumption is decreasing year by year. You may no longer have to worry about things like “there are bones” or “it’s difficult to prepare.” We took a closer look at research into boneless fish, which are soon to be commercially available. ■ Something strange is happening in Japanese households: People don’t like fish bones! Fish is an essential ingredient on the dinner table. However, something strange is currently happening in households in Japan, one of the world’s largest fish-consuming countries. Reporter: Good evening. Nice to meet you.” We visited the Nagashima family, a family of four. The dinner for that night was pacific saury, which is in season now. [Nagashima Family] “Let’s eat!” The pacific saury is fatty and looks delicious, but… the eldest son, San-kun, notices that it has hardened into something. [Mother] “Shall I remove (the bones)?” [San] “Yes.” Mom removes the bones from the pacific saury. San-kun likes the taste of fish but hates bones, so this is exactly what is happening to the fish. ■ Significant decline in fish consumption among younger generations “Because it’s a pain to remove the bones” According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, seafood consumption has been declining since peaking in 2001, with the decline in consumption among younger generations being particularly noticeable. The most common reason for not eating fish is that “it’s a hassle to remove the bones.” [San] “(A bone) got stuck here earlier.” [Mother] “If there’s even a small bone, he stops eating.” [Father] “He can eat this.” I mixed it with his rice and somehow got him to eat it… Just when his mother was finally about to eat her own pacific saury! [San] “Mom, there’s a bone stuck here again.” [Photographer] “I saw the bone, it’s really tiny.” [Mother] “Don’t make such a fuss over a bone that small…” It’s really hard to get kids to eat fish… San-kun is interested in even small bones Continue reading on Yahoo News Kantele November 2, 2024 19:15.
>>1 ＞The saury looks very fatty and delicious, but…my eldest son’s is somehow hardened. Oh well. Don’t force yourself to eat saury, a rubbish fish full of bones that isn’t even that tasty.
>>1 I work in the fish processing industry, and I get a lot of complaints about finding bones or skin in my products Even though it says on the packaging that skin and bones may be in them…
That adds to the cost, so won’t people go for cheaper meat? I’ve heard that there’s a high demand from the elderly who are no longer as good at using chopsticks, but that’s probably getting tougher with the price hike…
Sanma is one of those fish where the bones are super easy to remove. If you grab it with chopsticks and pull it out, all you’ll get is the meat. But that aside, consumption is going down because it’s ridiculously expensive, right? If sanma costs 200 or 300 yen, people will buy the meat, and if they made it boneless and made it even more expensive, I wonder if they’d sell even more.
[Professor Sugiura] (Q: What is the name of the dish?) “The name of the dish? Eh… it’s just grilled food. There is no particular name for the dish. Maybe I should have sprinkled some salt on it. Here’s the salt. This is just salt, but…” I like how this sounds more research-oriented.
Boiling it in a soup containing citric acid or vinegar or cooking it in a pressure cooker will make it soft, while deep frying and drying it will make it crispy.
Actually, there are a lot of Western dishes that don’t have bones, but I wonder if Westerners really dislike it when there are a lot of bones because they don’t have chopsticks. It would be good if Japan also had more cooking steps to remove the bones when serving it, but that would make the broth for boiled fish and the like taste a bit strange.
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