Kochi Prefecture

Kōchi

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Snack your way through a food market
Japan's food markets are narrow, often covered streets of fishmongers, pickle shops and sweet stalls, and many sell small bites to eat on the spot, such as grilled scallops, rolled omelet and fresh sashimi. Buy a little at each stall and eat it at the shop or in a seating area, as some markets do not allow eating while walking. Go in the morning, since many shops close by mid-afternoon.
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A city of street stalls and straw-seared bonito
Kochi, on the Pacific side of Shikoku, sits where bonito swim close to shore on a warm ocean current, and its Sunday market has been held on the same street for more than 300 years. In the morning, snack your way along the stalls and climb to the castle; at night, eat katsuo no tataki, bonito seared over burning straw, with local sake. The market runs only on Sundays and Kochi is about three and a half hours from Osaka by train, so stay on Saturday night.
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Eat bonito seared over a straw fire
In Kochi, on the island of Shikoku, bonito (katsuo, a fish like a small tuna) is seared over burning rice straw, and the roaring flames and smoky smell are part of the meal. Watch the cooks sear it at a market counter, or hold the fish over the fire yourself, then eat it warm as tataki, thick slices seared outside and raw inside.

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