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Salmon
The haul of salmon (Shirozake) in Hokkaido occupies
about 80% in Japan and Okhotsk occupies 35% in Hokkaido. Shari
town has the most hauls in Hokkaido. Also, Abashiri city is
in fifth place.
Depending on the season in which it is caught, salmon is called
Akisake (caught in fall, from September to November) and Tokishirazu
(caught out of season, from May to June).
Shirozake is highly valued for the variety of ways it can
be processed; Enzo (Aramaki; preserved with salt), Toba (salmon
fillet thinly sliced, rinsed in sea water and dried), and
Mefun (salted salmon kidney). Also, it is processed as fish
roe, like Sujiko (salmon roe) and Ikura (salmon caviar).
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(Main productive areas in Okhotsk) Shari town, Abashiri city,
Monbetsu city, Okoppe town and Oumu town |
(Time of shipment) September-November
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(Tokugin (Special silver) from Utoro)
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They named this salmon Tokugin from Utoro. It is a
selection of male salmon, heavier than four kilograms,
and caught after October. They are currently working
on branding. Fatty, fine textured salmon is selected.
It is only a few percent of all hauls. |
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(Daiginrin from Shari)
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This is a salmon that Shari town is working on branding
and it is only caught a few times a year. It includes
a serial number when it is shipped. |
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(Yuho from Oumu)
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This is the branded salmon that Oumu town is working
on. They only select Shirozake, which is especially
fine and fatty. It is more than three kilograms and
comes from the Akisake haul. This is caught with a fixed
net off the foreshore of Oumu town in the sea of Okhotsk. |
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(Mejika from Oumu)
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This is a high-grade salmon. It is said that Mejika
salmon are born in Niigata or Akita prefecture, mature
in the northern sea, and are caught on the way to their
home sea. It is called Mejika ("me" means
eye, "jika" means close) due to the closeness
of its eyes and nose. The body is soft and round, and
also nice and fatty in preparation for spawning. It
is traded at a high price, as its haul is very small
(about 0.5 ~ 1.5% of ordinal salmon) |
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The processed foods of salmon
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(Utopia Shiretoko)...Shari town |
Sake sujime (marinated salmon) 160g 630 yen
Sake kosojime (marinated salmon with herbs) 160g 630 yen
Sake smoke (smoked salmon) Benisake (red salmon) 160g
630 yen |
The concept of this company is "Enjoy blessing
of taste from nature in Shiretoko". It produces
and sells a variety of processed foods made with raw
materials from Shiretoko, Shari town. Sake sujime is
locally caught male salmon marinated with salt, and
after season, with vinegar and wine, and is made to
be matured at freezing temperature. Sake kosojime is
locally caught male Akisake seasoned with onion, carrot,
and basil and is made to be matured at freezing temperatures.
Sake smoke is locally caught salmon smoked with Ezoyamazakura
(local cherry tree) chips after it is matured in freezing
temperatures overnight. Every product can be used with
various dishes.
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Utopia Shiretoko
(Michi no Eki (The Roadside Station) Utoroshirietoku store)
186-8 Utoro Nishi
Shari town
TEL: 0152-22-5160
FAX: 0152-22-5161 |
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(Marua Nojiri Masatake grocery store)...Shari town |
Ikura shoyuzuke(marinated salmon caviar with soy) 400g
3,280 yen
Sake oyakozuke(salmon and salmon caviar marinade) 250g
1,200 yen |
Ikura shoyuzuke is an excellent product that is soaked
into a secret soy sauce combined with an original sauce.
It has been used for more than thirty years. This sauce
soaks into every single roe. Sake oyakozuke is Shoyuzuke
added to raw salmon. It is Ruibe?like (sliced, frozen
raw salmon) and has an exquisite salmon caviar/raw salmon
texture.
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Marua Nojiri Masatake grocery sore
24banchi Honmachi
Shari town
TEL: 0152-23-2181
FAX: 0152-23-2183 |
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(Siretoko Keisonsha)...Shari town |
Sake toba (sliced, rinsed in sea water and dried) 300g
880 yen
Sake toba stick 100g 380 yen
Sake toba chips 100g 400 yen |
This company was established by the third president,
who worked on fishing salmon with a fixed net at a guardhouse
under the falls in Utoro, in order to start processing
salmon. This Saketoba uses Akisake (thick male salmon
in the best season). After careful processing, it is
seasoned with salt, sugar and seasonings, and dried.
You can enjoy the traditional taste that has been enjoyed
by fisherman since long ago.
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Shiretoko Keisonsha
1 5banchi Asahimachi
Shari town
TEL: 0152-23-0385
FAX: 0152-23-6775 |
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(Oumu no shokutaku (dining in Oumu town))... Oumu town |
Kaisen chazuke (boiled rice doused in tea with seafood)
(salmon / scallop) 1 package 370yen
Kaisen furikake (seafood sprinkle) 1 package 630yen |
This is grilled fresh salmon from Oumu, flaked, then
processed. Chazuke uses large raw salmon flakes and
scallop in jellied sauce. Furikake, which is semi?dried,
retains a moist texture by adding flaked bonito to seaweed,
salmon, and scallop.
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Oumu no shokutaku
TEL: 0158-84-2228
FAX: 0158-84-2228 |
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