Oh-Toro from 680-lb bluefin tuna

bluefin tuna ready to be sold

Mitsuwa had their annual bluefin tuna cutting demonstration this weekend. Amy and Jason came over and we went to see the noon performance. The crowd is five or more deep. The guy claimed that it will be better than anything you can get from Nobu, Masa, or Yasuda.  

a crowd rushing to buy tuna

We saw the 680 pound fish disappeared into small pieces in 20 minutes. No orderly Japanese lines, just a mob grabbing whatever that is cut and wrapped. At $63 a pound, our half-pounder was a steal. The best oh-toro sashimi I ever had !

oh-toro freshly cut from whole tuna

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  1. […] public demonstration of cutting up a 680-pound bluefin tuna at Mitsuwa supermarket.  It was posted here two months ago.  Amy, Jason, Sue and I went to Mitsuwa, and I took pictures and videos of the […]