Preparing food for a funeral, or taking it to a family in mourning, is just as ancient a custom as funeral feasts. Although some people take solace in cooking, most grieving families can't fathom a life without their loved ones, much less what to put on the table for dinner. In Ethiopia, edirs -- communal funeral societies -- are as common as neighborhood watch groups.
The fish's tender pink and red meat is prized for sushi and sashimi. The best slices of fatty bluefin â called o-toro â can sell for 2,000 yen (Â£14) per piece at upmarket Tokyo sushi bars. But with a single mouthful-sized piece of sashimi weighing around 1oz, the record breaking tuna is worth around Â£139 per bite.
The big tuna. Jan. 5, 2014 03:30 pm JST. 0 Comment. Kiyomura Co President Kiyoshi Kimura, who runs a chain of sushi restaurants, poses for pictures with a 230-kg bluefin tuna at his sushi restaurant outside Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo on Sunday. Kimura won the bid for the tuna caught off Oma, Aomori Prefecture, with a highest price of 7.36â¦