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title: Ozaki no Himono dried tuna
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journey: https://karigurashijourney.com/en/episodes/kushimoto/
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# Ozaki no Himono dried tuna

A little of each town’s story　/　Kushimoto, Wakayama

From a dried-fish shop in Kushimoto with more than seventy years of history, where craftsmen hand-split fish one at a time, both fish caught in the waters around Wakayama and fish chosen from across Japan. I bought dried tuna from Nachikatsuura at the roadside station and grilled it for dinner.

## This moment in the journey: Local fish, citrus and saury sushi

Let's shop at the local stores on the way home. In the refrigerated case under the eaves of a fishmonger, packs of local fish were lined up. The words "local fish" have a charm of their own. At a greengrocer with a yellow awning, baskets of citrus carried price tags reading "Sweet Spring" and "Hassaku." I wanted to make something with local fish and the town's famous citrus.

Past a street sign reading Shinmachi-dori, I went on to the roadside station facing the Hashigui rocks. On the shelf was saury sushi, which I had never seen before. I have a weakness for pressed sushi of any kind. This area is also famous for tuna, and you can find rare things like simmered tuna stomach in sesame. Fishermen's banners hung from the ceiling, and packs of dried tuna from Nachikatsuura filled the shelves.

Fishing boats were returning to the harbor. A good catch, a good catch.

![Packs of dried fish labeled Nachikatsuura tuna](https://karigurashijourney.com/img/kushimoto/s101-1200.jpg)
- Sources: http://www.ozakinohimono.com/
- Sources: https://gendai.media/articles/-/148296

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