An annual event to taste the regional fish specialty of katsuo, or bonito, was held in Kochi Prefecture, western Japan, on Sunday.
An annual event to taste the regional fish specialty of katsuo, or bonito, was held in Kochi Prefecture, western Japan, on Sunday.
The “Katsuo Festival” in Nakatosa Town offers people the season’s first bonito when the catch reaches its peak.
About 2 tons of fresh bonito were used at the event. Tourists tasted bonito grilled over burning straw in a cooking technique called “katsuo no tataki, ” or lightly roasted bonito.
