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Excellent seafood of Japan

Processed seafood products are delicious and convenient

Japanese have long enjoyed eating a wide variety of processed seafood products. With long-term preservation property,processed seafood is used for many receipts for their taste and convenience. Here are some typical products:

Not only long-term preservation property, other attractive features

Processed seafood products contain marine products as the main raw material. Their greatest advantage is that they can improve the preservative property of marine products, which are otherwise difficult to preserve for a long period. They improve the taste of materials themselves, as well as their palatability when seasoning is added. In addition, the fact that they can be used for cooking directly without being prepared has a great appeal for busy modern people.

Secrets of safety and deliciousness

Most of seafood processing plants are located near the sea. For this reason, they can produce high-quality products by using fresh raw materials.

How marine products are processed

Japanese seafood processing plants nationwide offer high-quality products by their infallible quality management. For example, factories around Hachinohe port, Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, which is well-known across the country for its squid and mackerel landing, are furnished with an integrated process from procurement to processing and seasoning to packaging, and conduct the inspection of unfinished and finished products in order to offer safe products.

Inspection and freezing
Squid fresh from purchase is frozen instantly after inspection and preserved with its freshness retained.

Sampling inspection
Conducting periodic sampling inspections, e.g. bacteria inspection, of unfinished products on the processing line.


Dried Seafood
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[Katsuobushi]
A bonito is cut into blocks and dried by heating.
[Hoshi-konbu]
Kelps are dried in the sun on pebbles laid over a drying place.

Surimi Seafood
Fish surimi mixed with other ingredients and cooked [Kamaboko]
Fish surimi formed in to semicircular shape on a small wooden plate and steamed.
[Chikuwa]
Fish surimi, formed cylindrically around a skewer and roasted.


Dried Seafood
tSalted-dried seafood. They are also called “salted and dried” seafood.
[Aji-no-hiraki]
Salted-dried, open cute horse mackerel.
[Chirimenjako]
Boiled in saltwater and dried fry of sardine.

Seasoned Seafood
Seafood processed after adding seasonings or spices.
[Saba miso]
Home-style cuisine of mackerel, simmered in miso and other seasonings.
[Mentaiko]
Spicy seasoned pollock roe.


Dried Seafood
tSalted-dried seafood. They are also called “salted and dried” seafood.
[Aji-no-hiraki]
Salted-dried, open cute horse mackerel.
[Chirimenjako]
Boiled in saltwater and dried fry of sardine.