Medium
4
Published 1988
The “southern barbarians” referred to are the Portuguese and Dutch traders and missionaries who came to Japan in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. They showed the Japanese how to deep-fry fish and then pickle it in a spicy vinegar sauce. Any small river or lake fish, such as smelts or minnows, are tasty prepared this way, but I’m particularly fond of trout.
© 1988 Elizabeth Andoh. All rights reserved.