Objective : A survey was conducted as part of Regional Characters of Cookery Culture and Cookery Science: Fish and Shellfish, a special research project by the Japan Society of Cookery Science in Hiroshima Prefecture of the Chugoku Shikoku branch of the society and how fish and shellfish eaten in the prefecture were utilized was clarified.
Method : The survey was carried out using a questionnaire sheet in 14 regions of Hiroshima Prefecture. Survey items were procurement methods, regional designations, cooking methods, season, eating frequencies of fish and shellfish, and so on. The survey was conducted with 171 subjects in the age range of 20s to 70s during the period of October 2003 to February 2004.
Result : The total number of fish and shellfish and that of cuisines that appeared in replies to the questionnaire were 355 and 4,685, respectively. Fish and shellfish that appeared in the replies are in the following descending order of frequency: horse mackerel (221), short-necked clam (190), mackerel (168), oyster, saury, sardine, flounder, yellow tail, common octopus, red sea bream, halfbeak, cutlass fish, rock fish, and anchovy (frequency in the range of 4.7%-1.1%). Many of them were served in forms of Japanese cuisine prepared by salting and grilling, boiling in a flavored solution, preparation into sashimi, or tempura-frying.
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