Comments on: #4 Saba (Mackerel) http://www.likesushi.com/2008/02/25/4-saba-mackeral/ Sushi and Japanese Food Appreciation Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:15:03 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: dason http://www.likesushi.com/2008/02/25/4-saba-mackeral/comment-page-1/#comment-28 dason Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:57:05 +0000 http://www.likesushi.com/?p=49#comment-28 freashness are not the reason saba is marinate in vinegar before it is served. The main reason is to kill the Anisakis (parasites) that reside on the fish. Also the shelf life of freash Mackerel are extreme short, the marination in vinegar also help to incease it's shelflife. for more detail, look under the parasites(寄生虫) and freshness control (鮮度維持) section of <a href="http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B5%E3%83%90#.E5.AF.84.E7.94.9F.E8.99.AB" rel="nofollow">サバ</a> freashness are not the reason saba is marinate in vinegar before it is served. The main reason is to kill the Anisakis (parasites) that reside on the fish. Also the shelf life of freash Mackerel are extreme short, the marination in vinegar also help to incease it’s shelflife.

for more detail, look under the parasites(寄生虫) and freshness control (鮮度維持) section of
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