Deep-fried mehikari

Deep-fried mehikari introduction

Mexicali is a small fish of about 5 to 15 cm caught at a depth of about 300 m in the Hyuga Nada Sea off the coast of Nobeoka City, and it has become called “Mexicali” because its eyes look big blue and sparkling. It is called “Aomeeso” in Japanese name. In the past, it was treated as a small fish that could be taken by deep-sea shrimp nets in bottom-drawn net fishing, and was used as food for fishermen or as food for aquaculture. A Japanese restaurant in Nobeoka City repeated trial and error to develop and serve dishes in order to make them aware of the bland white meat and fluffy texture that was contrary to the appearance, and then it was introduced in the mass media and came into the spotlight. Mexicali is not a native fish of Miyazaki, but is often caught off the coast of Iwaki in Fukushima prefecture, making it a specialty of Onahama Port. In 1747 in the Edo period, when the ninth generation of the Naito family was transferred from the Iwakitaira domain to the Nobeoka clan in 1997, Nobeoka and Iwaki became brother cities, but these ties eat Mexicali in both regions It is said that it also affects habits.

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• NameDeep-fried mehikari
• Area Miyazaki
• Kind of food Tenpura

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