Kinmedai Alfonsino Fish from Toyosu Market Size:2 lb avg if looking for a knockout

if looking for a knockout “cooking shrimp” that can shine through a complex recipe

Although an unpacking of its significance requires more space than we have here

It is no coincidence that so many of our finest seafood options come from the waters surrounding Japan’s northernmost prefecture

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Kinmedai Alfonsino Fish from Toyosu Market Size:2 lb avg if looking for a knockoutKinmedai are endearingly ostentatious deep water fish, with enormous golden eyes and bright red skin that form a stunning, caricatured appearance. They are found all over the world, but prized foremost in Japanese cuisine, where they are very frequently consumed raw, lightly seared, or just splashed with boiling water to subtly tenderize the meat and accentuate its umami characteristics. They are white fleshed, and late spring or early summer catches