Despite the fact that there are many incredibly expensive tropical fish that are traded in exotic markets in the world, it is interesting to know which of them had the highest value. Such a record was recorded not so long ago. What was the world's most expensive fish available?
Every sushi lover knows about such a delicious and delicate product as tuna. And this fish set the record, the weight of which amounted to as much as 222 kilograms.
The most expensive fish in the world
This incredibly large tuna was sold at the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo. This trade item is of international importance. Every time a new fish goes on sale, representatives of the largest restaurants in the world carefully study samples of goods. Often, bidding for very significant amounts starts on products that are unique or whose quantity is very limited. This tuna was also auctioned and subsequently went down in history as the most expensive fish in the world for food, similar to which is not available.
In total, giant tuna was sold for $ 1.8 million. It was an absolute record. The unusual fish was called Tuna World Bluefin and was originally positioned as a unique product. It goes without saying that the record holder was not allowed to go on free sale. Giant bluefin tuna was sold at an annual New Year's auction in Japan for a record $ 1.8 million. At a price of $ 8,000 per kilogram, this particular product was priced eight times as much as silver.
Who could buy this?
The buyer who paid for this most expensive fish in the world is the chef Keshi Kimura, who later admitted that the price was a little high, but he made this purchase as an investment and to attract even more people to his restaurant. And it worked - he became a kind of world celebrity, and his institution always has a lot of visitors.
By the time of this writing, this giant tuna has already been eaten by foodies who have visited the Zanmai sushi restaurant.
By the way, you could get a piece of the world's most expensive fish for about $ 24 per serving.
Interesting information
Few know that the Japanese are conducting numerous actions to reduce tuna consumption worldwide. Domestic sales fell significantly, so the above deal looks doubly surprising. Limitations are caused by the fact that the population in nature of bluefin tuna has decreased by 80 percent, and this is due mainly to the popularity of Japanese cuisine (sushi and rolls).
The world's most expensive fish, the photo of which is presented below, was caught in the waters around Ome, the northern tip of Japan’s main island, Honshu. More than 3 years have passed since the moment when the tuna was sold at auction, and so far nothing of the kind has been caught.
Other luxury seafood
If you imagine the second place in this record, then the second most expensive fish (tuna) in the world was sold “for only $ 646,000. In addition, other marine inhabitants are known to be positioned as luxury food.
Another representative of seafood from the Asian market is the famous puffer fish. It is deadly poisonous if cooked incorrectly. Fish is caught and traditionally consumed in Japan, where cooks are specially trained to prepare dishes from it. Of course, you can buy the puffer yourself at any of the food markets in Japan, but you will cook it at your own peril and risk. Literally a drop of poison is enough to kill an adult. However, when it is cooked correctly, it is a true pleasure.
Chinook salmon is also considered a very expensive and delicious fish. It is valued for its rich taste, is the largest and most delicious kind of wild salmon. Due to the low temperatures in which it lives, it is rather oily, but its meat is an extremely valuable product. It is used in smoked, grilled, baked or even in the form of paste.
This is the most expensive fish in the world. However, the caviar of some fish species can be much more valuable. It is well known, for example, that sturgeon caviar has a very high cost. However, many people only know about black caviar. There is also the albino fish roe, which is literally more expensive than gold. Other aquatic organisms can also be valued very highly - oysters, crabs, lobsters and so on.