Acupuncture and Sushi: A New Combination
In an effort to produce the most delicious sushi in the world, the Japanese are now using acupuncture to calm the dying tuna who will experience a new but short afterlife as sushi.
The Osakana Planning Company is responsible for developing and patenting this special acupuncture technique. The idea behind it is that calm tuna results in purer blood and better tasting flesh. Once the fish have received the brief treatment, they thrash about less in their death throes.
“The tuna do not need to be dosed with chemicals to keep them tasting fresh during transportation. The company plans to begin testing acupuncture on salmon as well. With their costs rising every day, Japanese fishermen cannot compete in these markets any more. This is about giving them the chance to give the fish they catch added value,†said Toshiro Urabe, the president of the company located in Osaka, Japan.
Although the special treatment was exhibited at the International Japan Seafood Show, exactly where the needles are inserted in the fish remains a trade secret.
Maybe the tuna know but they are not telling.
What is “ouch†in tuna speak?
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By MDeeDubroff on 11-03-2009
Comment by ChuChu
March 11th, 2009 at 9:20 pm
I just use a fork when I acupuncture my tuna. It’s easier than needles. After that I put it directly into my mouth to preserve the freshness.
Comment by gotn
March 12th, 2009 at 4:00 am
A member of PETA just ordered a few cans of red paint ready for their trip to the fish market.
Comment by ludawg
March 13th, 2009 at 12:15 am
What the hell?
Acupuncture on dead fish… that’s just too much.
Comment by Sicdasa
March 13th, 2009 at 3:19 pm
I actually think that that is a good idea. I mean hey, it works for both the consumer and the consumed!
Comment by The Mad LOLScientist, FCD
March 15th, 2009 at 12:43 pm
From the country that brought you that delicious melt-in-your-mouth Kobe beef (NOM NOM NOM!)… one more way to “be nice” to your future food…
@ludawg – They do it to the live fish before they kill it, so it will relax. Once it’s dead, it’s a moot point.
=^..^=
Comment by Mikaya
March 18th, 2009 at 1:38 pm
No…on living fish, before/as they die.