Local people have begun seasonal production of a traditional Japanese delicacy in western Japan's Fukui Prefecture.
Narezushi gave rise to the modern sushi known and loved around the world.
Fermented fish is stuffed with rice mixed with ginger, vinegar, and koji mold to make the dish.
Narezushi is not refrigerated and was once an important way to ensure that fish could be eaten long after it was caught.
A group of eight people gathered on Sunday to prepare narezushi for the year-end period.
They plan to prepare 1,800 servings of the dish, which will feature in many people's traditional New Year's repast.
(Kobayashi Nobuo / Group leader)
"The flavor will begin to reach perfection after the temperature drops in two or three days. We're determined to make tasty narezushi."
The group expects strong demand this year, as people are spending more time at home amid the coronavirus pandemic.
◆delicacy 珍味、ごちそう A delicacy is a rare or expensive food that is considered especially nice to eat.
Narezushi gave rise to the modern sushi known and loved around the world.
Fermented fish is stuffed with rice mixed with ginger, vinegar, and koji mold to make the dish.
Narezushi is not refrigerated and was once an important way to ensure that fish could be eaten long after it was caught.
A group of eight people gathered on Sunday to prepare narezushi for the year-end period.
They plan to prepare 1,800 servings of the dish, which will feature in many people's traditional New Year's repast.
(Kobayashi Nobuo / Group leader)
"The flavor will begin to reach perfection after the temperature drops in two or three days. We're determined to make tasty narezushi."
The group expects strong demand this year, as people are spending more time at home amid the coronavirus pandemic.
◆delicacy 珍味、ごちそう A delicacy is a rare or expensive food that is considered especially nice to eat.
◆fermented 発酵した If a food, drink, or other natural substance ferments, or if it is fermented, a chemical change takes place in it so that alcohol is produced.
◆refrigerate 冷蔵する If you refrigerate food, you make it cold, for example by putting it in a fridge, usually in order to preserve it.
◆feature （～で）重要な役割を担う When something such as a film or exhibition features a particular person or thing, they are an important part of it.
◆repast 食事 A repast is a meal.
◆amid ～の状況で conformity to the prevailing standards of propriety, morality, modesty, etc
（～で）重要な役割を担う