Minatonoyatai （港の屋台）| Food Stall Complex | Kushiro Fisherman's Wharf MOO

I love food stalls, because the dishes are not expensive, but delicious!! If you want to share several dishes from different stalls, how about "Minatonoyatai （港の屋台）", located on the second floor of the "Kushiro Fisherman's Wharf MOO （釧路フィッシャーマンズワーフMOO）"? This is in downtown Kushiro.

See!? There are 10 food stalls on the floor! Sounds fun!!!

We can take a seat at a stall, enjoying conversations with owners, or take several dishes from different stalls, sharing them with our friends at the center tables.

One of my friends chose "Robata Shidukawa （炉ばた 志づ川）"↓

Look at the set menu! They are so reasonable!!!

Voila! This is a sashimi set! Oops! The owner tripped near our table, and sprinkled soy sauce over the sashimi! Hahaha!

Look at the samishi! All of the fish is caught off this town, and very fresh! Yummy x 2!!!

Another friend chose "Shokujidokoro Fuji （食事処 藤）"↓

Wow! Wow! Wow! How big the grilled Atka mackerel （ホッケ） is↓ Yes! Kushiro （釧路） is one of the famous fishing towns in Hokkaido.

Anyway, I chose "Kushiromeibutsu Zanginoyokozuna （くしろ名物 ざんぎの横綱）"↓

They serve delicious fried chicken called zangi （ザンギ）, and fresh seafood. Actually I negotiated with the owner, and asked him to make an original set!

Voila! This is my own set!

Do you have any idea what they are?

I know it's controversial, but this is whale meat! Actually Kushiro is a whaling town, where we can enjoy fresh juicy whale sashimi. Yummy x 2!!!

And this is Pacific saury （さんま）. Kushiro is proud of one of the biggest catches of the fish in Japan, whose best season is fall! Naturally I should eat it!!!　
This is very fatty, and super-delicious!!!

I also ordered beef tataki （牛のたたき）↓

This is a Japanese-version of roast beef. Very appetizing, isn't it?

On the first floor of the "Kushiro Fisherman's Wharf MOO （釧路フィッシャーマンズワーフMOO）", we can enjoy souvenir shopping.

I love this stall complex!

■Where is the "Kushiro Fisherman's Wharf MOO （釧路フィッシャーマンズワーフMOO）"?

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Ichibatei （市場亭）| Seafood Restaurant | Washo Fish Market （和商市場）| Kushiro

Kushiro, located in the eastern part of Hokkaido, is famous for its seafood! We went to one of the popular fish markets for lunch!

Now is the best season for salmon roe! It's shining!!!

Whelk is a local shellfish and we can enjoy its distinctive texture! Yummy x 2!

Wow!!! Look delicious! I love hairy crabs, king crabs, queen crabs, and Hanasaki crabs!!!

I've found rare salmon here! Look at these↓ These are "Keiji（鮭児)", a very young salmon without any eggs or soft row. They can be caught only one in 10,000. Look at the price↓ Even though it is smaller than normal salmon, it is almost 20,000 yen per each! Wow! Wow! Wow! But it's worth eating it! It is supper x 2 delicious!!!

(We ate the salmon in the previous day. If you are interested in the fish, please refer to my previous post→Click here!)

This is also rare salmon called "Tokishirazu（時しらず）". The salmon is caught out of season (autumn) and fatter than seasonable salmon! Again, it is more expensive than the normal salmon, but much much more delicious!

I've found "Kansuke（寒助）", another delicious brand salmon, too!

I'm so excited to find whale meat here! They said a research whaling was conducted these days! I know this is a very controversial matter, but whale meat is very delicious!!!

I think Washo fish market reminds you of "Kattedon（勝手丼）", a seafood bowl.

This is a unique system. You can make your own seafood bowl in the market. First, please buy a rice bowl, then pick up your favorite sashimi (sliced raw fish) at each tenant↓ and put it on the rice.

(If you are interested in "Kattedon（勝手丼）", please refer to my previous post→Click here!)


The fish market has a few restaurants including a sushi bar and

a seafood restaurant↓
We decided to eat fish at "ichibatei （市場亭）", one of the seafood restaurants here!

They serve a lot of kinds of seafood bowls! Freshly-caught seafood off Kushiro is used for all dishes! Perfect, isn't it????

The restaurant was packed with fish lovers during the lunch hours!

One of my friends ordered a Pacific saury set↓ The saury was caught off Kushiro and very juicy!!! I really recommend it! Now is the best season to eat it!

This is channel rock fish（きんき）! The fish is also caught off Kushiro and the fat is naturally sweet! It is a little expensive, but cheaper than one you may pay for the same fish in Tokyo! Please try it when you come to Kushiro!

Each set has this crab soup↓

We shared salmon sashimi, too! Wonderful!!

Voila!!!!
I ordered this gorgeous seafood bowl called "large catch bowl（大漁丼）" including seasonable salmon roe, sea urchin, and HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGE botanebi prawns!!!

I'm sooooooooooooo impressed with this HUUUUUUUUUGE prawn!!!!! The guts inside of the shell was also yummy x 2 and I was really happy that day!!!!

■Where is Washo Fish Market?

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Washo Fish Market （和商市場） | Katte-Don (Seafood Bowl) | Kushiro

Hokkaido is blessed with fresh seafood. It is surrounded with three kinds of sea; the sea of Japan, the Pacific ocean and the sea of Okhotsk. A lot of people love seafood bowls, which have several kinds of sashimi on the rice! But some of them might think if you could choose only your favorite sashimi on the bowl, it would be better. If you think so, go to Washo Fish Market!

It takes just two min. from JR Kushiro Station to Washo Fish Market, where you can enjoy "Katte-Don", a bowl of rice topped with your favorite sashimi only!!! Sounds perfect to everybody!

First, plz buy a bowl of rice. You can select the kinds of rice; plain rice or vinegared rice and the size of the rice.

Then select your favorite sashimi in many fish stores, where there are special cases for sashimi. The prices and kinds of sashimi are depending on the shops. Plz go around in the market and pick the best sashimi!

After making your "Katte-Don", let's compare with each other!
Look at the variety of "Katte-Don"! Half of our members put Ikura (salmon roe) on the bowl!

This "Katte-Don" has salmon, scallop, mackerel, crab, and finely chopped tuna.

This one has Tsubu shellfish or whelk, Hanasaki crab, octopus, and sea urchin.

Fish on this rice are caught off Kushiro only! Perfect!

This is mine!!! How do you like it? It has................

■Octopus

■Minke whale
I know this is controversial, but I love whale meat!

■Buto prawn
This is caught in the eastern part of Hokkaido only!

■Engawa (fluke fin)
I love this nice-and-crunchy texture!

■Pacific saury

This fish reminds me of Kushiro! It is one of the popular fish around this area!

The market has several seafood restaurants and sushi bars, too.

＊If you're interested in a seafood restaurant in the market, please refer to my another post→click here!

This market is a paradise to me :)

■Where is Washo Fish Market?

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