Why is this local toro sashimi cheap while internet posted prices are crazy high?
I love Japanese Food and i simply enjoy searching various restaurants for the fattest slice. For those who don’t know, toro is the fatty tuna belly and it is treated as a japanese delicacy. While looking for pictures on google, i stumbled upon toro prices from various other restaurants around the world. I live in Calgary and each piece is priced around $2-3 dollars Canadian. However, im finding prices like $10 USD per slice on the internet and some even as high as $16 USD.
What is with this price discrepancy? Am i eating fake toro? or is it from a more common specie? After looking at pictures on google, i have to say there is a slight difference in colour compared to the ones i normally eat, however, its still ALOT fatter and taste unique compared to the normal white tuna.
My city is land locked so i know for a fact this fish is flown in from somewhere else.
I am satisfied with what i have but i still want to try this holy grail tuna belly
Toro is divided into chutoro and otoro. Otoro is fattier and more expensive. Also, maybe different tunas? There are probably differences in big-eye tuna or blue-fin tuna prices.. or other tunas. albacore is cheapest, i believe.
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