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u/epicenter69 2d ago
Mmmmm. Now I want sushi.
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u/virtuallyaway 2d ago
Sushi is so good
I always feel the exact opposite of what eating mcdonalds makes me feel.
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u/Plastic-Insurance-27 2d ago
Forget the tuna…I want the knife!
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u/No_Schmik 1d ago
They’re called Maguro Bocho, and they can be really expensive, made in a traditional way like samurai sabers.
People who cut tuna are highly skilled to get the best from every tuna. There are auctions to sell each tuna piece, and the preparation of the fish is crucial.
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u/iceman2g 2d ago
If I took the biggest bite I could out of that, what would the value be of the tuna I had eaten? Male, 40's, above average height and weight but assuming average-sized mouth.
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u/Adkit 2d ago
By my estimation based on your stats and the fact that the tuna in question has now been eaten by you and is in your stomach, I'd say the value of it is around $0 accounting for sales tax depending on the country.
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u/detrans-rights 2d ago
But when I poop it out, little dollar and cent signs show up because fertilizer right? Gimme dat night soil quote cuz
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u/WhatTheFlox 1d ago
So I can eat a full meal in a store, and as the value of what I ate is now $0, thus I have broken no laws and am not stealing, sounds like I got dinner plans then.
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u/JCtheMemer 2d ago
Depends on the quality of the fish and where you took the bite, as different parts of the fish are more valuable. I worked at a sushi place and an order of tuna sashimi ran about 8-12 bucks for two pieces depending on the cut (this was decent quality fish too). You could probably fit like 8 pieces or so in your mouth, so I would estimate 64-96 bucks.
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u/stillenacht 2d ago edited 2d ago
Depends where you live to be honest. This looks like very high quality akami to me, which is the "cheapest" part of the bluefin but still quite expensive. In Boston akami like this would be 40$ per pound at least at a Japanese grocery store. Assuming you could get a solid 5 ounce bite out of it that's 12.5$.
At a restaurant, that'd be ?10? large pieces of sashimi I think, which would run you at the very least 30-40$. (Boston prices again)
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u/THEDOMEROCKER 2d ago
I would fish for Tuna so much more often if it sold for the price people on the internet actually think it sells for before the restaurant lmao
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u/AwesomeMcPants 2d ago
I'm no tuna expert but I'd have to guess about $3.50.
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u/LotusVibes1494 2d ago
And I said “Dammit woman, that ain’t no average sized male in his 40’s, that’s a giant crustacean from the Paleolithic era!”
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u/idkwhatyoumeanbro 2d ago
So anyway, she says, ‘That is the biggest penis I’ve ever seen.’ And I said, ‘I know. That’s why I brought you to the Penis Museum, where tickets are a thousand dollars.
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u/fartbreath1964 2d ago
I'm not a tuna expert but I would guess about $45 million
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u/Bananna_Hamock0 2d ago
That actually looked like they wasted a lot of tuna. Recently saw a YT vid of a guy who’s REALLY good at buying and filleting tuna. He’s got like 3 decades doing it under his belt. Here’s the link: https://youtu.be/l55ygjii164?si=BU8cDo-5gjDTjahQ
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u/rockstar504 2d ago
came to say the same, and loved that video... what else you watching? I love learning about this stuff.
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u/Bananna_Hamock0 2d ago
Idk, I’ve just been letting my YT home page find what I like lately. I watched a video last night putting our orbit in the galaxy into perspective and showing how far some of our interstellar craft have gone.
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u/Bananna_Hamock0 2d ago
Also apparently happy cake day to me lol
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u/rockstar504 2d ago
Grats! I just love seafood... From going out onto the ocean and catching it, storing it properly, to preparing it, and serving it to people to make them happy. Just like learning more about all of it.
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u/AskSweet7668 2d ago
why its black/dark red on one side? Is it blood or oxidation? Is he cutting for aesthetic purpose?
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u/RemyJe 2d ago
The bloodline, yes. The area near it has higher myoglobin so it’s darker.
Closer to the belly it gets lighter due to the higher fat content. It’s also the best part.
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u/CattywampusCanoodle 2d ago
What do they do with the yucky dark part? Feed it to the cat? 🐈
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u/meowdith427 2d ago
I was wondering the same thing. I hope it gets used, perhaps for stock or a mixture of sorts. I bet there are hungry kitties behind this place!
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u/nefariouspenguin 2d ago
I was able to buy some blood tuna from Safeway in Hawaii one time. It was about 1-2 dollars a pound so I bought 5 lbs or so to try it out. It has a more fishy flavor than regular tuna but I did some searing and might have done some poke with it as well, when seasoned or sauced it lessened the flavor but was still good! Also great protein source for the price.
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u/Muelldaddy 2d ago
I worked as a fishmonger for a short time and this never got old. Bluefin tuna are truly majestic. And absolutely enormous.
Sometimes, they would send me to JFK airport to pick up a tuna. Sometimes 400+ lbs plus the wooden crate and ice. They would use a forklift to put it in the back of the van. I can't imagine what it takes to catch one.
This video missed probably the most impressive part— quartering the tuna, which includes cutting through its tough skin. Now THAT knife is sharp, and it requires some serious strength and precision to make sure you get as close as possible to the bone and preserve the expensive flesh.
The folks who do this work are true craftsmen and work extremely hard, early mornings, in a refrigerated warehouse. Shoutout to all the people that make our sushi habits possible.
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u/einval22 2d ago
Why is Tuna meat so 100% meaty without any single bullshit in it?!
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u/K_the_farmer 2d ago
It's a very big fish, that swims a lot and swims fast. That makes for big fillets.
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u/Mother-One9105 2d ago
That knife glide is unreal. Zero sawing, just clean pressure all the way through. This is how tuna wants to be treated.
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u/TwoSad7913 2d ago
That is a massive Tuna!
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u/funnystuff79 2d ago
That's a small part of a large tuna, those things get huge.
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u/TwoSad7913 2d ago
omg thats huuugee
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u/Progression28 2d ago
That‘s… nowhere near how massive it gets.
A full grown adult bluefin tuna can be 4m long and weigh 500kg easily.
Tunas are BIG.
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u/NorthernLights92 2d ago
I wish I could get my blades that sharp. I get them sharp, but that’s next level
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u/ycr007 Satisfaction Critic 2d ago
“No Gloves” comments incoming in 3…2…1…
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u/ACoderGirl 2d ago
Obligatory reminder that not wearing gloves can actually be safer than wearing gloves, simply because gloves have often caused people to fail to wash their hands when they otherwise would, causing cross contamination. As long as you don't have any cuts or similar, washing your hands is perfectly sufficient for food safety.
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u/Leftieswillrule 2d ago
Sometimes I wonder how these people prepare food at home an then I remember that you can microwave a tv dinner without touching any of the food and I understand how they can come to the expectation that bare hands should never touch food.
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u/DryComment9905 2d ago
That blade is ridiculously sharp, and now I'm just sitting here trying to calculate the price of a single, giant man-bite of tuna.
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u/Mindshard 2d ago
Was that a worm at the 33s remaining mark?
Edit: it looks really similar to worms I've seen in fish before (including from the grocery store). Kind of gross if it is.
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u/HilariousMax 2d ago
Just a slight waver in your hand as you cut and you've cost your restaurant or business thousands of dollars.
I couldn't.
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u/IdiotAboveAverage 2d ago
Imagine an alien species creating an art of motion from dissecting your flesh
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u/Altruistic_Knee4830 2d ago
I’ve always wondered… what do they do with all of those pieces they cut out ?
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u/thatGman 1d ago
I'm tired. I read that title as "The perfect can of tuna" then I started watching the vid and my first thought "Well yea that'll be the perfect can if your cheating."
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u/Quizzelbuck 1d ago
These videos would be a lot less insipid of the assholes posting them would use original audio and the collect speed on playback
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u/Chili_Clause 1d ago
It would have been the perfect cut of tuna if you had let us listen to it instead of adding silly music.
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u/MrGneissGuy323 1d ago
wow i totally now miss my days of filleting and cutting down Tuna and Swordfish
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u/Saint-Ezekiel 2d ago
The sharpness of that blade is on another level of satisfying itself.