$736,000 sushi

[xinhui]

Bluefin tuna auctioned in Tokyo for record $736,000

Bluefin tuna auction: Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market saw last year's record broken with the auction of a $736,000 bluefin tuna. It also broke the record for most expensive bluefin tuna by the pound, priced at $1,238 per pound.


Bluefin tuna auctioned in Tokyo for record $736,000 - CSMonitor.com

[bigross86]

Saw this the other day. Still have no idea how people can eat raw fish and enjoy it...

[mustavaris]

It boils down to fish and culture it seems... I have eaten raw fish and meat, not a big deal.

Saw this the other day. Still have no idea how people can eat raw fish and enjoy it...

[Parihaka]

Saw this the other day. Still have no idea how people can eat raw fish and enjoy it...

Because it's yummy. What I have no idea about is how people would pay such enormous money for it when they know by doing so they're hunting a species to extinction.

[Doktor]

Because it's yummy. What I have no idea about is how people would pay such enormous money for it when they know by doing so they're hunting a species to extinction.

Glad you were not in that balloon the other day.

[dave lukins]

Because it's yummy. What I have no idea about is how people would pay such enormous money for it when they know by doing so they're hunting a species to extinction.

It is indeed yummy. I regularly eat raw tuna, mackerel, herring and salmon. I will choose fish on the menu over meat but not at the stupid prices some people pay. I was in London over the Christmas and New Year and had sushi at a good Japanese restaurant. The prices are high but not on this level, thankfully.

[dave lukins]

Glad you were not in that balloon the other day.

Dreadful accident. When it happened my first thought was.. 'I hope Pari wasn't involved' The same happened in the earthquake. When there is some incident in the World I instinctly think "who on WAB lives there" and hope they are safe and well.

[USSWisconsin]

This is scary - paying that much for a fish. The message it sends is go out and catch a big fish - you will get rich. The result could be depletion of fish like tuna - will our grand children even get to try bluefin tuna? I've had it raw with soy sauce, its pretty good. But I prefer my fish cooked normally. I had bluefin tuna that looked just like the peices they showed, less than a year ago, and I didn't pay anything near those prices - maybe 20$ for a plate with 5 or 6 oz (~150-180g) of tuna.

[Parihaka]

Glad you were not in that balloon the other day.

Thanks, just up the road from me.

[ArmchairGeneral]

Because it's yummy. What I have no idea about is how people would pay such enormous money for it when they know by doing so they're hunting a species to extinction.

I think the enormous money part and the extinction part go hand in hand, actually...supply and demand and so on and so forth. Maybe when they get really, really rare it'll be so expensive to go after them that the price will become prohibitive. And then slowly the population would recover...and by the time there's enough to fish again bluefin will not be so irrationally fashionable and the price will still be prohibitive...

...hey, I can dream, can't I? I like putting on an optimist cap once in a while.

[Parihaka]

It is indeed yummy. I regularly eat raw tuna, mackerel, herring and salmon. I will choose fish on the menu over meat but not at the stupid prices some people pay. I was in London over the Christmas and New Year and had sushi at a good Japanese restaurant. The prices are high but not on this level, thankfully.

Some of my happiest eating experiences are with sushi, surimi and a good warm saki. Yum

[xinhui]

Saw this the other day. Still have no idea how people can eat raw fish and enjoy it...

You have to try it to know... that said, bad sushi can be very bad. it is not like chicken

[Parihaka]

I think the enormous money part and the extinction part go hand in hand, actually...supply and demand and so on and so forth. Maybe when they get really, really rare it'll be so expensive to go after them that the price will become prohibitive. And then slowly the population would recover...and by the time there's enough to fish again bluefin will not be so irrationally fashionable and the price will still be prohibitive...

...hey, I can dream, can't I? I like putting on an optimist cap once in a while.

Migratory deep sea so you might be right. I know the mediterranean stocks are pretty much f**ked and NZ govt research says the Sth Pacific stock are being hammered as well. no data for Nth Pacific and NOAA says the Atlantic stocks on their side of the pond are doing just fine.
It is a bit of a showboat by the Japanese, most tuna fetches a fraction of this price but even so it's a message we could do without.

[bigross86]

You have to try it to know... that said, bad sushi can be very bad. it is not like chicken

Many of my friends share your views on the matter. I've tried sushi in many different places across the globe, with each person telling me this is the best damn sushi they've ever eaten. I can tolerate it, but I think I'm far from enjoying it

[Chogy]

I don't begrudge them sushi. I begrudge them sweeping the oceans clean with their fleets of factory mother ships. I've seen them off the coast of Chile at night... it looks like an entire city at work. The ocean behind their path is devoid of life. It is simply irresponsible.

This is a bit like "Record $ 750,000 paid for white rhinoceros horn." I know bluefin isn't as endangered as the white rhino, but given enough demand and enough time...