Title Octopus Jars

  • Aichi
  • Mie
Topic(s):
Cuisine/Food Culture National Parks/Quasi-National Parks
Medium/Media of Use:
Pamphlet
Text Length:
≤250 Words
FY Prepared:
2019
Associated Tourism Board:
Ise-Shima National Park
Associated Address:
Kamijimacho, Toba-shi , Mie

たこつぼ

タコは鳥羽地方の主要な食料源のひとつです。頭足類であるタコを捕まえる伝統的な方法は、たこつぼと呼ばれる特別なoctopus jarを使います。かつては陶器で作られていましたが、現在ではコンクリートの重りをつけたプラスチック製のたこつぼが一般的です。山積みにされた独特の外観の容器は、特に夏と秋のタコ釣りのシーズン以外では島でよく見かける光景です。タコは茹でて薄く切ることで刺身として食べられますが、干したり蒸したりしても美味しいです。タコを刻んで米と一緒に茹でた「たこめし」は、島の人気料理です。


Octopus Jars

Octopus is one of the main sources of food in the Toba region. The traditional method of catching the cephalopods uses a special “octopus jar” called a takotsubo. Though such jars used to be ceramic, today they are more commonly plastic, weighted down with concrete. Piles of these distinctive-looking vessels are a common sight on the island, particularly during summer and fall, the off-season for octopus fishing. Octopus can be boiled and served sliced as sashimi, but it is excellent sun-dried or steamed. Tako-meshi, rice cooked with chopped octopus, is a popular island dish.


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