Giant Bluefin Tuna Cutting Performance at Mitsuwa in Edgewater, NJ

11/9/2008 12PM Giant Bluefin Tuna Cutting Performance at Mitsuwa in Edgewater, NJ.

The speaker's mic picked up a lot of feedback, so it was hard to hear everything clearly. List of facts I thought I heard: The speaker is a fisherman, does it as a hobby. The fat content of a fish determines the quality of a fish. In order to determine the fat content, the purchaser looks and feels in the section of the fish where the tail is removed. The dark red color that some people desire is not a good indicator of quality. A dark red piece lacks the marbling caused by fat. In addition to that, the redness of tuna is sometimes artificially created by injecting dyes or gases.

The quality of this particular fish was "as natural as could be". It was about 525 pounds in its current state. Before being cleaned and cut, it was over 700 pounds. Fish larger than 800 pounds are not as tasty as those that fall in the 350-700 pound range. This one was probably around 15 years old. He said that the teardrop shape of the fish was notable, but I'm not sure of the reason. This fish was harvested just before migration. I guess the bluefin bulk up before this voyage (NJ to Spain to the Indian Ocean), because he said they do not eat while traveling. Like people, most of the fat is closer to the surface of the fish. There was a clear gradient from white to red in the slices.

The shows once a year, keep your eye on this website for other events.

http://www.mitsuwa.com/tenpo/newj/eindex.html

Rough, quick edit. Left audio as is because this is not a commercial - get the full ambience from the crowd noise of the packed stand. Sped up parts where the audio was particularly bad and where the action did not occur on the camera's side. An ojisan was also taking video with a much nicer camera and tripod. I hope that footage is uploaded.

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• Bluefin
• Tuna
• Cutting
• Mitsuwa
• Edgewater

[Inflictator]

Next one is this weekend?

[onetwo]

@Inflictator yeah - mitsuwa's website shows that its on sat/sun of this weekend in nj

[narutokid2]

When is the next festival???

[onetwo]

i think it happened in 11/2009 as well...so, the next one is probably november 2010

[onetwo]

C'mon guys...keep the comments civil. Curious - is the BFT considered an endangered species? If so, aren't there rules in place to prevent its trade, esp in the US?

[MrChannel5news]

@onetwo how much does that giant tuna cost?? do tuna companies make alot of money?

[Shoot1ngStar]

God damn everytime someone post a video about animals being sliced and diced up they moan and bitch and cry. Just because you bought your meat already nicely packed doesnt mean it didnt come from something like this you faggots. Peoples gotta eat, if you say otherwise then just fucking die, cause last i check even plants have life.

[JensNewFitness]

At least the fish is being sold and eaten, so it's not wasted at least ya know? I love Mitsuwa in NJ and I'd love to see the mochi pounding live. The tuna carving? Not so much, but it's neat to watch anyways.

[hirokTV]

I hope I can attend this event next year. My cousin went and he said it was awesome. I just attended the Hokkaido Fair at Mitsuwa. Check it out on my channel. (^_^)

[tntchef]

CHUCK NORRIS CAN DO THIS BLINDFOLDED!!!!!

[Chyrue]

i wonder hows their eggs

[purberri]

Its' a shame-endangered fish for entertainment.

[TheCivilEngineer22]

Isn't bluefin tuna almost extinct? :(