🍲 Samma no Surimi Jiru (Pacific Saury Fish Ball Soup)

Iwate Prefecture catches Pacific saury the most in Honshu Island in Japan. (from Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries “Fisheries and Aquaculture Production Statistics 2020”) People used to make minced sardine and cooked pacific saury with salt-grilled or simmered with salt. The catch of pacific saury has increased in 60 years, and they have started making soup with minced saury since then. The amount of saury catches, however, is decreasing these days. ‘Samma no Surimi Jiru' is a soup with pacific saury fish ball. You will enjoy simple flavor of seasonings and saury. The tip to make fluffy minced meat is to crush saury meat well in the mortar. It is well-known as a classic home dish during saury season in Sanriku Coast area.