The Japanese have grown up with all kinds of fish to eat. The Japanese have also grown up following the season of raw materials. This means that there are fish species that can only be obtained in certain months during the year.
It also means that for a few months the Japanese eat a lot of a certain kind of fish since the fish species are considered a delicacy in those months.
As a guest you will find that Japanese restaurants change their menu cards from month to month. This is one of the reasons why the Japanese go out and eat.
Read more about Sushi chef & sake sommerlier Zoë Escher
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Zoë has held sushi courses and cooking classes for A. P. Moller – Maersk, Hugo Boss Nordic, Novo Nordisk, Novartis, Velux, Gorrissen Federspiel, Beierholm revision, Elbek & Vejrup and many more.