Additionally, as the rice completely disintegrates approximately after two years of curing, it is said that those who cure funa-zushi for three to four years repeat the layering of the fish and rice using the fresh batch of rice halfway.
また、2年程漬け込めば飯の実体がなくなってくるため、3-4年漬け込む人では途中で一度、新たな飯で漬け直すという。