Medium Fatty Tuna · 中トロ (ちゅうとろ)

The perfect balance between lean akami and rich otoro. Silky marbling with clean tuna flavor.

At auction, buyers judge a whole bluefin by drilling a slim core from the tail — reading the fat that will become its chutoro and otoro.

Category: akami · Season: winter (peak Dec, Jan, Feb) · Origin: Japan, Mediterranean, Atlantic

Preparations

Nigiri 握り · Sashimi 刺身 · Aburi 炙り · Temaki 手卷

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