Tag: herring

Buyers vie for hatchery herring in Otaru’s ‘flash’ auction

Buyers vie for hatchery herring in Otaru’s ‘flash’ auction

by Katherine Rose | Mar 13, 2024 | ,

KCAW’s Katherine Rose continues her assignment in Japan this week, where she’s looking into the industry and culture of herring. Today, Rose tracks the herring to an early-morning wholesale auction in the city of Otaru, where, in a lightning-fast process that lasts under four minutes, buyers stake their claim to thousands of boxes of hatchery-produced herring – all of which will be processed and retailed in Japan. Read More
Two minutes in Tsukiji Outer Market

Two minutes in Tsukiji Outer Market

by Katherine Rose | Mar 11, 2024 | ,

KCAW’s Katherine Rose continues her assignment in Japan this week, where she’s looking into the industry and culture of herring. Rose recently visited the Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyoand met with a vendor who sells sac roe from Alaska. Read More
Two minutes in Toyosu Fish Market

Two minutes in Toyosu Fish Market

by Katherine Rose | Mar 8, 2024 | ,

KCAW’s Katherine Rose is on assignment in Japan this week, where she’s looking into the industry and culture of herring. Rose’s first stop was the Toyosu Fish Market in Tokyo – the Grand Central Station of Asian seafood. Read More
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