Bonito

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Scientific name Katsuwonus pelamis (Linnaeus) Chinese characters bonito English Striped tuna, Skipjack tuna, Oceanic bonito

"Aoba to eye, mountain Shiki first Gatsuo" as touted as, bonito are popular since ancient times as the fish that come carrying the season. Edo of the Edo era, despite the very expensive, says that the buy the first Gatsuo to compete. It was also referred to as "fish that want to eat even taking my wife to quality". It is called the "first Gatsuo" the bonito to north to Sanriku in this early summer. On the other hand, it called the bonito to south from summer to autumn and the "return Gatsuo". Return bonito eat plenty of food during the summer, the lipid is rich. Compared with the first Gatsuo, lipid will reach five times from 4 times.