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.
bluefin tuna sells for $ 1 76 million in japan by take two an employee r of sushi restaurant chain sushi zanmai shows the head of a 222 kg 488 pound bluefin tuna purchased for a record price which will be sliced up for customers at the main restaurant of the chain near tokyo s tsukiji fish market on january 5 2013