Tsukudani: A Traditional Fisherman’s Preserve Loved Across Japan

Utagawa Hiroshige’s Hundred Famous Views of Edo features Eitai Bridge and Tsukudajima (Eitaibashi Tsukudajima), Fujikei. (Courtesy National Diet Library)

Shiitake konbu. (© Pixta)

(© PhotoAC)

Asari clam tsukudani from Tokyo. (Courtesy Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries)

Shrimp tsukudani. (© Pixta)

Wakasagi no kanroni, Japanese smelt simmered in an extra sweet sauce, from Yamanashi Prefecture. (Courtesy Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries)

Ikanago kugini from Hyōgo Prefecture on the left (courtesy Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries) and kōnago kurumi on the right (© Pixta).

Kyarabuki. (© PhotoAC)

Sanshō no tsukudani. (© Pixta)

Inago no tsukudani. (© Pixta)

Hachinoko no tsukudani. (© PhotoAC)