Discover Osechi Ryori (2) Tazukuri – Baby Fish for Building Wealth

Posted on Dec 31, 2016 in Hiroko's Blog, Recipes

              How to make wealth with baby fish? Tazukuri is a dish in which tiny dried baby sardines are roasted in a skillet until crispy and fragrant (I mean fish fragrant), and flavored with sugar, shoyu and sake (rice wine). The direct translation of Tazukuri is to build nutritious and healthy soil. In the past baby sardines were used as a fertilizer in the rice paddies and vegetable fields. Eating these tiny fish at the beginning of...

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