Season's first red snow crab auction held in western Japan
最も大きいものには５０万円の値も！秋の味覚「ベニズワイガニ」漁が解禁 香住漁港で初セリ
NHK -- Sep 06
The season's first auction of red snow crabs was held on Tuesday at a port in Kami Town in the western Japanese prefecture of Hyogo.
The official crab fishing season opened last Friday.
The auction of more than 24 tons of the crabs started at 6:30 a.m. The most expensive one sold for 500,000 yen, or about 3,400 dollars.
The town's port of Kasumi is the only one in the Kansai region engaged in red snow crab fishing.
The crab unloaded at the port is known for its freshness thanks to the area's original fishing method. Raw crabs are offered as sashimi or used in shabushabu, a one-pot dish. ...continue reading
Sep 06 (YOMIURI) - 日本海の秋の味覚「ベニズワイガニ」の漁が解禁され、兵庫県香美町の香住漁港で５日朝、初セリが行われました。 ...continue reading
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