Wild Pacific Bluefin – 375 lbs
One chef I know ordered half the tuna.
Obviously, it was too big and too much,
so I was able to buy about a 9.5 lbs block from him!
The block was still in rigor mortis, so I let it age a few more days – slightly shorter for akami and longer for the toro parts.
Counting from the catch date:
Akami – 5 days / Chutoro – 6 days / Otoro – 7 days
Each part was then cut into saku blocks and frozen in a -50°C ethanol-water slurry.
It completely freezes in 1–3 minutes!
So basically, I’ve stored some happiness in my home.
by Fishcook_engineer