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Kusaya

くさや

Fish steeped in a centuries-old brine then dried; overwhelmingly pungent.

Japan Fermented & pickled One for the adventurous

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A full recipe for this dish has not been written yet.

History

From the Izu Islands, where salt was taxed so fishermen reused brine until it turned into a perpetual ferment.

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What is Kusaya?

Kusaya is a fermented & pickled from Japan: fish steeped in a centuries-old brine then dried; overwhelmingly pungent. From the Izu Islands, where salt was taxed so fishermen reused brine until it turned into a perpetual ferment.

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Nutrition facts

Nutrition has not been calculated for this dish yet.

The atlas would have to match every ingredient to a food-composition database before it could publish a figure, and an estimate is not worth having if someone is counting on it.

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