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Shimizu Fish Market (清水魚市場) in Shimizu Ku, Shizuoka City!

October 14, 2015 dragonlife 1 Comment

Shimizu Ku, formerly Shimizu City, a city of its own, before it was merged into Shizuoka City, has always been a major fishing harbor in Japan.
It is actually the biggest tuna hauling port in Japan (not Tsukiji where everything is more or less sent to!)!
Since Shimizu Ku’s merger it has been expanded and modernized together with Shimizu JR Station but the quaint old-fashioned market open to the public is still there!

To find it get off via the North Exit of Shimizu JR Station and walk for about 10 minutes.
It is pretty well indicated and difficult to miss.
Bear in mind there are two entrances.
Follow me for an easy visit and let’s see what is in store for us!
And remember it can make make for a great monthly tour as the fresh seafood is seasonal and there are many small and very reasonable restaurants inside!

Women’s power!

Shellfish!

Fresh oysters!

Scabbard/cutlass fish!

Soles!

Rosy seabass, red gnomefish!

Himono/sun-dried fish!
Shizuoka Prefecture produces 50% of all himono in Japan!

Shiokara/pickled seafood!

More himono!

Sun-dried horse mackerel!

Shirasu/hard mouth sardine whiting and sakuraebi/cherry shrimps!
A Shizuoka specialty!

Freshly deep-fried seafood!

Kamoboko/Steamed fish paste!

Sweet pickled/marinated fish (dry style)!

Yellowtail!

Red squids!

Tuna sashimi!

Take-out sushi sets!

Sushi donburi take pout!

Deep-fried fish paste (cold)!

Sun-dried and seasoned mackerel!

Small tuna blocks!

Night catch!

More shellfish!

More oysters!

Sun-dried seabreams!

More expensive variety of sun-dried seabreams!

Whale bacon!

More of women’s power!

Many kinds of dried and seasoned fish!

Live fish!

Turbo shells!

Live spiny lobsters!

One of the small restaurants!
Don’t worry the restaurants tour will come in a separate report!

Local Shizuoka Fish & Seafood At Parche Fish Market In Shizuoka City: Including Red Sea Slugs!

January 7, 2015 dragonlife Leave a comment

After the long lapse caused by the End of the Year and the New Year Holidays, new arrivals can be at last be seen at the Fish Market in Parche inside JR Shizuoka Station!

Customers are only starting to come, but it should gete as busy as usual soon!

What fish do we have in the day’s mixed batch?

Hirame/平目、鮃、比目魚: sole, flatfish
Inada/イナダ: Young Buri/鰤/Yellowtail
Houbou/方々: red gurnard, red robin
Mizukarei/水鰈 (also called Mutsukarei/鱫鰈): Round-nose flounder
Akamutsu/赤鱫、赤鯥 (also called Nodokuro/喉黒): rosy seabass, red gnomefish
Amadai/甘鯛: tilefish
Anago/穴子、海鰻: conger eel (from Miyagi Prefecture)!

A strange but very popular seafood: Aka Namako/赤海鼠 (written locally 赤なま子!): red sea slug, red sea cucumber!

Thees log silvery fish have been caught by hand!

Tachiuo/太刀魚、魛: scabbard fish, cutlass fish!

Kose/コセ: A variety of Stripped jack!

Renkodai/連子鯛: Yellowback seabream!

Kasago/笠子、瘡魚: False kelpfish, Marbled rockfish (top)!
Aka kasago/赤笠子：Red False kelpfish, Red Marbled rockfish (bottom)!

Donko/鈍甲,貪子: Dark sleeper!

Shiro mebaru/白眼張、白眼張魚、白鮴: white Japanese sea perch-rockfish!

Amadai/甘鯛: tilefish (top)!
Kuromutsu/黒鱫、黒鯥: Black gnomefish (bottom)!

A Shizuoka specialty: Shirasu/白子(Namashirasu/生白子 if raw): sardine whiting!

A shrimp which made Shiuoka famous all over Japan and beyond: Sakura ebi/桜海老: cherry shrimp

Should plenty more varieties soon!

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Local Shizuoka Fish & Seafood at Parche Fish Market In Shizuoka City: Including “Red mackerel/Bonnetmouth!

November 21, 2014 dragonlife Leave a comment

With the coming of winter, the Fish Market at Parche inside the Shizuoka JR Station is always a great place to make new discoveries and and also find more about the fish regularly caught in Shizuoka Prefecture!

First of all, it is always a good idea to check the “mixed batch of the day”!

Wanigochi/鰐鯒/Bartail flathead.
Houbou/方々: red gurnard, red robin.
Inada/イナダ: Young Buri/鰤/Yellowtail.
Isaki/伊佐木、伊佐幾、鶏魚: chicken grunt.
Koshyo (Koshiodai)/胡椒鯛: crescent sweetlips.
Mejina/眼仁奈: largescale blackfish.
Kurodai/黒鯛: Japanese black porgy.
Suzuki/鱸: Japanese seabass, Japanese dace.
Kasago/笠子、瘡魚: False kelpfish, Marbled rockfish.
Shiratai/白鯛: white snapper.
Kawahagi/皮剥: filefish, leather jacket.
Anago/穴子/: conger eel (not from Shizuoka, but from Miyazaki Prefecture)

impressive Suzuki/鱸: Japanese seabass, Japanese dace!

Let’s look around for some unusual species first!
Now, what are those vivid red prawns?

Tougarashi Ebi/唐辛子海老/Red chili prawns!
Actually, it is a variety of large prawn/Botan ebi/牡丹海老 found in Suruga Bay!

Now, what are those beautiful red fish in the same bucket as mackerels?

Aka saba/赤サバ/Red mackerels?

Actually, it is called so only in Suruga Bay and Kanto area. The English name is “Bonnetmouth/Pacific Bonnetmouth”. In other areas of japan it is called “Hachibiki/葉血引”!

Alright, let’s look at the more common species found in ur Prefecture!
What is this shellfish?

Asari/浅利/Japanese littleneck, Manila clam!

Beautiful squids!

Akaika/赤烏賊: red squid

Splendid long silvery fish!

Tachiuo/太刀魚、魛: scabbard fish, cutlass fish!

Aka kasago/赤笠子、赤瘡魚: rockfish, marbled rockfish, scorpionfish!

Madai/真鯛: Japanese seabream!

Karasudai/烏鯛：another name for Ishidai/石鯛: striped beakfish, barred knifejaw！

Top: Madai/真鯛: Japanese seabream!
Bottom: Azukihata/小豆羽太, another name for Kijihata/雉羽太(also called Akou/茂魚,石茂魚): redspotted grouper!

Again, Madai/真鯛: Japanese seabream!

Himekari/姫光: a rare deep sea fish found in Suruga Bay near Numazu City

Onikasago/鬼笠子、鬼瘡魚: Devil scorpion fish!

Akahata/赤羽太: Blacktip grouper!

Higetara/髭鱈: snubnose brotula!

Kuro Mebaru/黒眼張、黒眼張魚、黒鮴/Black Japanese sea perch!

Aka Shitabirame/赤舌平目: Red sole

Kaiwari/貝割: whitefin trevally!

To finish1
Top: Kasago/笠子、瘡魚: False kelpfish, Marbled rockfish
Bottom: Akahata/赤羽太: an expensive variety of red grouper, epinephelus fasciatus

See you there again soon!

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Local Shizuoka Fish & Seafood at Parche Fish Market in Shizuoka City: including Shirasu/Sardine Whiting!

September 9, 2014 dragonlife Leave a comment

The Autumn seems hesitant to come to us here in Shizuoka and blazing hot days are alternating with cool overcast skies. But the fish don’t seem to change much yet at Parche Market in Shizuoka JR Station!
Better have another look!

The “mixed batch”!
I wonder what they have?

Most of them from Shizuoka Prefecture:
Hirame/平目、鮃、比目魚: sole, flatfish, Kuchimi/口美 (also called Fuefukidai/笛吹鯛): Adjutant, Aoigochi/青い鯒、青い牛尾魚: blue flathead, Kanpachi/間八、環八: greater amberjack, Japanese amberjack, Koshyo (Koshiodai)/胡椒鯛: crescent sweetlips, Madai/真鯛: Japanese seabream, Bora/鯔: mullet, and Umazura/馬面 (also called Umazurahagi/馬面剥): black scraper, Filefish, Scraper, a large variety of filefish!

Beautiful fish!

What kind of squids are they?

Surume ika/鯣烏賊: Japanese flying squid, Japanese common squid, Pacific flying squid from Sagara!

Beautiful seabreams there!

Tennen Madai/天然真鯛: wild Japanese seabream! Expensive!

Onikasago/鬼笠子、鬼瘡魚: Devil scorpion fish!

Hirame/平目、鮃、比目魚: sole, flatfish!

Isaki/伊佐木、伊佐幾、鶏魚: chicken grunt!

Bankokarei/バンコ鰈： a small variety of turbot!

Amadai/甘鯛: tilefish!

Akamutsu/赤鱫、赤鯥 (also called Nodokuro/喉黒): rosy seabass, red gnomefish!

Tamagashira/タマガシラ: Monocle-bream.Redbelt monocle-bream!

Mizukamasu/水魳、水梭魚、水梭子魚: a variety of Japanese barracuda!

Renkodai/連子鯛: Yellowback seabream!

Hedai/平鯛: goldlined seabream-tarwhine-stumpnose!

Maaji/真鯵: Japanese jack mackerel!

Akaika/赤烏賊: red squid, ommastrephes bartramii!

Kasago/笠子、瘡魚: False kelpfish, Marbled rockfish!

Shirasu/白子(Namashirasu/生白子 if raw): sardine whiting!
A Shizuoka specialty!

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Local Shizuoka Fish & Seafood at Parche Fish Market in Shizuoka City: including Bermuda Fish!

August 21, 2014 dragonlife Leave a comment

With all the persisting heat slamming us every day I was wondering what fish could reach us at Parch Supermarket inside Shizuoka JR Station.
And I did find manage to some unusual specimens!

I was particularly attracted by these dark fish!

The one at the top from Nagasaki in Kyushu Prefecture was quite expensive but the one from Numazu harbor was reasonable!

Kuromutsu/黒鱫、黒鯥: Black gnomefish from Nagasaki!

Sabidachi/さびだち(also called Kuroshibikamasu/黒シビ梭魚): snake mackerel, Bermuda fish from Numazu harbor!
It is a variety of barracuda!

Beautiful fish there, too!

I was interested in the long silvery one from Yui harbor, Shimizu Ku, Shizuoka City!

Tachiuo/太刀魚、魛: scabbard fish, cutlass fish!

Very fresh!

Typical fish from Shozuoka over there!

Peek season in Numazu City!

Maaji/真鯵: Japanese jack mackerel

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Local Shizuoka Fish & Seafood at Parche Fish market in Shizuoka City: Including Splendid Alfonsino!

August 8, 2014 dragonlife Leave a comment

these last past weeks have witnessed extreme heats and it must be reaaly tough work for fishermen to go at sea even at night!
Yesterday I visited Parch Market in JR Shizuoka Station to find out what was available as local fish and seafood!

Beautiful red fish over there!

Kinmedai/金目鯛/splendid alfonsino!
A local delicacy with a great name!

Not cheap for a medium-sized fish!
They had been brought in the morning from Kogawa harbor in Yaizu City!

there still some beautiful fish left in the “mixed batch”, too!
Kinmedai/金目鯛/splendid alfonsino (above) and Hobou/方々/red robins 8below)!

Small but expensive Kuchimidai/口美鯛/haarder, redlip mullet-Liza haematocheila (Temminck and Schlegel)!
A local expensive grouper also going by the name of “Menada/目奈陀・目魚”!
Other names I will have to add to the lexicon!

Usumebaru/薄目張 (also called Okimebara/沖目張): sebastes Thompson (Jordan and Hubbs): a variety of Japanese sea perch, Japanese rock fish.

Ko Aji/子鯵: very young horse mackerel (also called Mame aji/豆鯵)!

Kuromutsu/黒鱫、黒鯥: Black gnomefish from Ito City!

Kisu /鱚、鼠頭魚: sand boarer!

Kuro shitabirame/黒舌平目: Black Sole!

Looking forward to my next visit!

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Local Shizuoka Fish & Seafood at Parche Fish Market in Shizuoka City: Including Shiira/Mahi Mahi!

July 22, 2014 dragonlife Leave a comment

The recent typhoons and changeable weather of late had allowed me to look at the local fish available at Parche Fish Market inside Shizuoka JR Station but yesterday I finally could have a peek!

Now, what are these big fish?

Less than 6 US $ apiece! Now, this is cheap by Japanese standards!　caught off Atami City!

Shiira/シイラ/Mahi mahi or dorado/dolphinfish!

And what about these big, long silver fish?

At 23 US $, not so cheap, but they are big and super fresh! Caught off Yui, Shimizu Ku, Shizuoka City!

Tachiuo/太刀魚/Scabbard fish!

So fresh! This is a fish which tends to spoil off quickly!

What are these big flat fish on top?

At more than 3.50 US $ per 100 grams, not cheap!

Ishigarei/石喰霊/Stone flounder!
Top-class flounder in Japan!

The back!

The belly!

Kohada/コハダ/Dotted gizzard shad!
A sushi chef’s favorite!
Unusual in Shizuoka!

Kose/コセ/A variety of Stripped jack!

Takabe/たかべ/Yellowstriped Butterfish from Shimoda harbor!

Oaka Aji/尾赤あじ:Red tail horse mackerel!

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Local Shizuoka Fish & Seafood at Parche Fish Market in Shizuoka City: Sushi Chef’s Heaven!

July 9, 2014 dragonlife 1 Comment

Once again due to work I hadn’t ad much time to check what local fish and seafood were available at the Parche Market inside Shizuoka JR Station! Withe the coming typhoon I had doubts, but I discovered quite a few fish at very (comparatively) prices and I’m sure the fish will disappeared as I write about it, and I know some chefs are going to make some big margins!

Now, what are those long silvery fish?

Tachiuo/太刀魚/Scabbard fish!

Caught this morning off Numazu harbor! Super fresh and cheap!

Watarigani/渡り蟹/Swimming crab-Japanese blue crab!

Houbou/方々/Red gurnard!

Kuro shitabirame/黒舌平目/Black Soles!

Aka Mebaru/赤メバル/Red Japanese sea perch-rockfish!

Tsubdai/つぼ鯛/Pentaceros japonicus Doderlein (seabream variety)!

Nama tako/生たこ/Raw octopus!

Isaki/イサキ/Chicken grunt!

Renkodai/連子鯛/Yellowback seabream!

Hedai/ヘダイ/Goldlined seabream-Tarwhine-Stumpnose!

Kamasu/かます/barracuda!

Ma Aji/真アジ/Horse mackerel!

Shiro mebaru/白メバル/White Japanese sea perch-rockfish!

Ko Aji/小アジ/Very young horse mackerels!

Usually this particular fish is a bit expensive!

Ma kochi/真コチ/Sand Borer!

Beautiful and so fresh squids!

ma ika/真イカ/Japanese Flying Squid-Japanese Common Squid-Pacific Flying Squid!
Cheap!

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Local Shizuoka Fish at Parche Fish Market in Shizuoka City! Bigfin Reef Squid & Mullet

June 17, 2014 dragonlife Leave a comment

Due to work and trips away I hadn’t ad much time to check what local fish and seafood was available at the Parche market inside Shizuoka JR Station! A couple of weeks and a changing weather can make quite a difference!

Aoriika/あおりいか/Bigfin Reef squid at 238 ywn per 100g. Squid is never cheap, but this is expensive, even in Shizuoka!
Bora/ぼら/Mullet at 58 yen per 100g. Quite fish although their roe can easily fetch 20~30 times that price!
Mame aji/豆アジ/very young horse mackerel at 173 yen per 100 g. Not cheap either, but this is a seasonal delicacy!
All from the Suruga Bay!

Bora/ぼら/Mullet!

Mame aji/豆アジ/very young horse mackerel!

Aoriika/あおりいか/Bigfin Reef!

That was for the super fresh fish and seafood!
Let’s look at the other offerings!

Kuromutsu/黒むつ/Black gnomefish!

Kamasu/かます/Barracuda! Sorry for the fuzzy picture, I was banged into by another customer!

Urumeiwashi/うるめいわし/Round Herring!

Shindouika/シンドウイカ/Loliolus (Nipponololig) japonica Hoyle,1885! A Japanese squid variety!

Ebodai/えぼ鯛/Wart perch!

Shiromebaru/白メバル/White Japanese sea perch!

Tobiuo/とびうお/Flying fish!

Higetara/ひげたら/Snubnose brotula. A rare and succulent fish in japan! Still cheap in Shizuoka!

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Non gastronomy must-see sites by Shizuoka ResidentsDue to work and trips away I hadn’t ad much time to check what local fish and seafood was available at the Parche market inside Shizuoka JR Station! A couple of weeks and a changing weather can make quite a difference!

Bora/ぼら/Mullet!

Mame aji/豆アジ/very young horse mackerel!

Aoriika/あおりいか/Bigfin Reef!

That was for the super fresh fish and seafood!
Let’s look at the other offerings!

Kuromutsu/黒むつ/Black gnomefish!

Kamasu/かます/Barracuda! Sorry for the fuzzy picture, I was banged into by another customer!

Urumeiwashi/うるめいわし/Round Herring!

Shindouika/シンドウイカ/Loliolus (Nipponololig) japonica Hoyle,1885! A Japanese squid variety!

Ebodai/えぼ鯛/Wart perch!

Shiromebaru/白メバル/White Japanese sea perch!

Tobiuo/とびうお/Flying fish!

Higetara/ひげたら/Snubnose brotula. A rare and succulent fish in Japan! Still cheap in Shizuoka!

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Seabreams at Parche market in Shizuoka City!

May 17, 2014 dragonlife Leave a comment

Yesterday I noticed some new interesting arrivals at the Fish Counter of the Parche Supermarket inside the JR Shizuoka Station!
Among them was a quite extraordinary catch of different seabreams!

they were all displayed in big boxes filled with ice!
Let’s have a look at them:

Onagadai/尾長鯛/also called “hamdai/浜鯛, “Long tail seabream” or Longtailed red snapper/Onaga!

Although abundant in Shizuoka prefecture, seabreams are not cheap.
1,000 yen for on fish! Great as sashimi!
These were caught in the Ogaswara Archipelago, a group of islnads technically not part of Shizuoka as they are administered by Tokyo City, but geographically integral aprt of Shizuoka and izu Peninsula whose fishermen especially bring to Numazu harbor!

A first-class fish in japan: Amadai/甘鯛/Tilefish!

Caught near Yaizu, an extravagant fish at 3,240 yen a fish!

Another extravagant fish: Akoudai/アコウ鯛/Rose fish!

Caught of Omaezaki, very expensive at 3,980 yen a fish!

A less expensive but still succulent fish: Himedai/姫鯛/”Princess seabream”, crimson snapper!

Also caught off Ogasawara Archipelago. 1,580 yen a fish!

You can imagine what you are going to pay for them at a restuarant!

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More Seafood & Fish at PARCHE Supermarket in Shizuoka City!-And Sea Slug!

March 25, 2014 dragonlife Leave a comment

I’m just repeating myself, not now but always it is time to have a good look (and buy) seafood and fish at the big supermarket in Parche, Shizuoka JR Station, in Shizuoka City, especially local! And once again I had a good look yesterday as Mondays are especially busy!

I don’t know how I managed to take that picture in spite of the crowd!
Now, what did I find?

The mixed batch as usual!
All coming from the Suruga Bay, they will suddenly disappear when the izkaya cooks come early in the afternoon!
Connoisseurs always start there!

The fish and the prices (per 100 g):
Sole, Red robin, True seabream, True sand borer, Devil sand borer, Largescale blackfish, Kosyou (no English name!), Shirattai seabream, Black seabream, Turbot, Meita seabream, Karasu seabream, Black bass, Conger eel!