"Wow, there's so much stuff in this market, no wonder it's called a supermarket." Sun Youting, who accompanied Wakao Fumiko to the supermarket, exclaimed, in fact, Tang Ning arranged for Wakao Fumiko to take Sun Youting around to get acquainted with life in Japan. Although China has opened up the supply of materials, there are still no large supermarkets for the time being, so this supermarket trip has a great impact on Sun Youting.

"Hey, Aunt Fumiko, what kind of meat is this?" Sun Youting pointed to a small box containing slices of meat and asked, after all, her Japanese was not good enough, and she didn't know many words. In fact, even if she knew Japanese, it would be useless, because the sign did not say the specific type of meat, but Kukira.

Fumiko Wakao smiled and said, "Guess what kind of meat this is?" ”

Sun Youting pondered for a long time and said: "This looks like dark red lean meat, and mixed fat, it looks like beef, but it shouldn't be beef." ”

Fumiko Wakao nodded and replied, "That's right, it's not beef. Okay, so I won't let you guess, let me tell you, it's whale meat. ”

"Whales? Is it the kind of whale that is very big in the sea? Sun Youting exclaimed.

"That's right, it's the kind of whale."

"Oh my God, this meat has to be sold?!"

In fact, as one of the few whaling countries in the world, Japan is perhaps one of the few countries in the world where whale meat can be purchased in supermarkets. If you go to a larger supermarket in Japan, you can find a variety of whale meat products.

However, if you are not familiar with Japan, it is difficult to find whales in supermarkets. You know, it's impossible for someone to hang a whale and cut it there to sell it – the tongue of a blue whale weighs three tons, and even if you only hang one tongue and sell it, it will probably pull down the roof of the supermarket. Japanese whale meat is processed before it enters the market, and when it appears on the counter, it's hard to think of the world's largest animal. You don't have a pair of discerning eyes. It's really not easy to identify. Moreover, the Japanese boss does not know whether he wants to cover it up, and whale meat products are rarely marked with the word "whale", but use the Japanese alphabet to pronounce it as "Kujira".

Whales, known as "whales" in our country, as the name suggests. We would think that this is a fish-like animal, so the whale meat in our minds should be similar to the fish meat. However, in fact cetaceans themselves are actually mammals, and in common parlance, they are mammals! Therefore, the meat quality is completely different from that of fish. His appearance is just like what Sun Youting said just now, very much like beef.

"Hey, Aunt Wenzi, why is the price of such a rare thing as whales so cheap? Is the supermarket mislabeling the price? Sun Youting asked suspiciously. Because she found that the price of such a box of minke whale tenderloin in her hand is only 273 yen, which is equivalent to about 20 yuan, although it is slightly more expensive than pork, but it is much cheaper than better beef in Japan. You know, 300 yen is a very common price for a cabbage in Japan, and this whale meat is not as good as a cabbage.

Fumiko Wakao said with a smile: "The supermarket is not mislabeled. Then he pointed to the whale products next to him and said, "Look, this kind of whale meat slice is less than 400 yen a box; This kind of whale bacon is only a thousand dollars. You're now getting a lower-grade sliced whale skin cut (i.e. a thin slice of whale skin and blubber), so the price is naturally cheaper. It is said that there are still discounts in the supermarket. However, I don't usually come to the supermarket, so I don't know very much. Well, since you haven't eaten it, let's let the chef cook whale dishes in the evening and give you a taste. ”

In fact, whale meat tastes good, similar to beef. However, the fiber is slightly coarse, and the unique feature is that the taste of blubber is very delicate and unfishy. It is said that the earliest ice cream in Europe was made with blubber because it had a wonderful taste that cannot be replaced by other fats. Europeans also went whaling around the world. It was caught all the way to the Southern Ocean, and the fat of countless whales turned into a delicacy in the mouths of children at that time. However, there is also a disappointing aspect of whale meat, which is that, like any game, it has an earthy smell of unblooded. Therefore, if you don't know how to make raw hands, it's easy to waste materials.

In Japan, minke whales, small trash whales, and occasionally behemoths such as fin whales are dismembered and sent to supermarkets for food. How are these whales eaten? In addition to the tradition of eating whale meat in Japan, more whale meat is sent to restaurants and made into "whale dishes". There are traditional whale restaurants in Inonaji Temple and other places in Osaka Prefecture, and their methods are varied, such as fried like steak, dipped in ginger and mustard glaze like tuna, and the price is 500 yen (more than 30 yuan) for a plate, which is easy for ordinary people to accept, and there are also 5,000 yen (half cheaper than eating beef) for a plate, which is considered a luxury......

Another thing that shocked Sun Youting was that Fumiko Wakao took her to see Momoe Yamaguchi's farewell concert. "Singers have been red for two years", this is a famous saying in the Japanese entertainment industry, but this rule is not effective for Yamaguchi Momoe. For those who did not experience that period, it is difficult to imagine the popularity of Yamaguchi Momoe back then, let alone in Japan, even in China, "Holy Son Head" and "Holy Child Outfit" were also extremely popular. Debuted at the age of 13, became popular in Japan at the age of 15, became popular in Southeast Asia at the age of 20, and appeared in front of everyone like a fairy on the stage of the Japanese Budokan at the age of 21.

The reason why Fumiko Wakao brought Sun Youting to this concert was that she also liked the little girl Yamaguchi Baihui very much, and secondly, because "Blood Coagulation" was extremely popular in China at this time, so she brought Sun Youting to take a look.

PS: I like Momoe Yamaguchi very much, I thought about it when I wrote this book, I had to push her down, but when I really wanted to write about her, I still hesitated to give up, her happy marriage with Tomokazu Miura can be called a benchmark in the entertainment industry, so I decided not to destroy it, and her farewell concert, especially the moment when she put down the silver microphone and floated away, I tried several ways to write, but I still can't write that feeling, so I won't destroy this beauty, But I recommend everyone to go and see this concert, it's really touching! (To be continued.) )