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Shimonoseki Fuku Karaage
- 35Yamaguchi
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- 35Yamaguchi
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Karaage from the Shimonoseki area and elsewhere, in which seasoned pufferfish meat is coated in flour and quickly deep-fried.
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- Main ingredients
- Fugu (such as shirosaba-fugu), soy sauce, sake, salt, wheat flour or potato starch
- History and origin
- In Yamaguchi Prefecture, which is close to good fishing grounds and has a long history of eating fugu, the technique of removing the toxic parts (migaki) and cooking methods have been refined. After the ban on eating fugu, it was lifted only in Yamaguchi Prefecture in 1888, and Shimonoseki City is said to have developed along with fugu. In the Shimonoseki area fugu is called "fuku" after the word for good fortune, and inexpensive species such as shirosaba-fugu are often made into karaage.
- When it is eaten
- Versions using shirosaba-fugu are an everyday dish served at home and in izakaya. Restaurants that specialize in fugu sashimi and fugu hot pot often use torafugu (tiger puffer).
- How it is eaten
- The meat, seasoned with soy sauce, sake, and salt, is coated in wheat flour or potato starch, deep-fried, well drained of oil, and arranged on a plate. It is enjoyed for the combination of crisp coating and tender, fluffy meat.
Sources
- ふぐの唐揚げ 山口県 | うちの郷土料理：農林水産省 · Ministry of Agriculture · Source checked 2026-10-12
- ふく刺し 山口県 | うちの郷土料理：農林水産省 · Ministry of Agriculture · Source checked 2026-10-12
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