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.
Geographic Range. Bluefin tuna are distributed throughout the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans in subtropical and temperate waters. In the western Atlantic Ocean, they are found from Labrador, in Canada, to northern Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico.In the eastern Atlantic Ocean, they are found from Norway to the Canary Islands.In the western Pacific Ocean, they are found from Japan to the Philippines.luefin tuna are usually between .5 and 2.0 meters in length. They weigh on average between 136 kg and 680 kg (Agustin, et al., 2005; Figaro, 2005; Gardieff, 2005; Jeffries, 2005; Marinebio.org, 2005; Miyashita, et al., 2001; Scott, 1997; Tudela, 2001).