Japanese Fish That Taste Like WATERMELON | Fishing in Japan's CLEANEST River

First time trying the Ayu fish, a popular fish in Japan but not known throughout the world. The fish lives in only the cleanest rivers and feeds on moss, giving it almost a floral flavor with many describing it as a melon flavor. I am Gifu and tasting the ayu also known as sweet fish for the first time. Ayu was made into fish ramen and pizza!
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Fish that taste like watermelon !?Whats next?! *A WATERMELON THAT TASTE LIKE A FISH*

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I found your channel last night. I have been learning about Japanese fishing through KZbin and a friend of mine who taught English there for 13 years. The second fish you are looks very much like Sculpins in North America. They are both fresh and saltwater but the freshwater species I bet could be eaten the same way. The Ayu is legendary and it is something I will never catch. Thank you for this show, I have subscribed.

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[@MountainFisher]

A good eating fish like a California Sculpin or freshwater Crappie if taken care of correctly when caught the fillets will smell like watermelon. I used to commercial fish on my dad's boat on weekends and we would fish for rockfish or sometimes mis-called rock cod. My dad had a customer who owned several Chinese restaurants in SoCal and he was very picky about the fish he'd pay a premium price for. It had to be certain types of rockfish, no boccaccia and some of the big rockfish heads were also kept. First thing is the fish are caught on hook and line and when brought aboard the first thing I did was bleed the fish and after re-baiting and throwing the line back over, had 40-50 hooks. I would then immediately put the fish on ice after they bled out. All the fish caught that day would be filleted out including the cheek meat on some of the fish. Those fillets lightly smelled like watermelon, the fishy smell went out with the blood. I still bleed even crappie or walleye two very good eating fish and get them on ice immediately.

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Great advice, I have to try it.

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@@Nikeair453 Mine too and if taken care of like I commented above it is THE best freshwater fish there is. Walleye and Muskies/Pike a very good eating too and of course trout, but not big Lake trout for some reason they don't taste very good compared to a clean stream cutthroat. I remember catching and eating trout up in the High Sierra in California and they were delicious, being freshly caught makes a difference with a lot of seafood/freshwater fish. Fresh shrimp or scallops really makes a difference.

[@MatanuskaHIGH]

I like black cod aka sable fish. Smells like butter. Flesh is sweet and buttery. And yes always bleed fish. I live in Alaska and always bleed my salmon etc before killing them to let them pump the blood out. I slice each gill to bleed it.

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I grew up on the river and catching fresh crappie. They do have a super clean taste. From the river to the plate in less than an hour.

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Hi Mikey! I'm a new(but instantly became the biggest) fan of your channel. Thank you for coming to my home town Gifu!! I'm so so happy to see you were in Nagaragawa and tasted Ayu fish there. I grew up by the river so Ayu is my favorite fish. Your channel makes me want to cook even when I am tired, you're a great inspiration!! Thanks to you!!

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[@rhot2012]

I've heard about the Ayu or sweet fish for years but I didn't know it tasted like fruit. I found out that Ayu can also be found in China, Korea and Taiwan but the increasing pollution of their rivers has caused decline in their population in those places. Ayu like pure, clean water so Japan's clean rivers are where they are most common.

[@zakeibc]

I have loved sweetfish since I was a kid but I never knew it was this rare! Also agree it tastes different now as compared to back then

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Yes because there obviously isn't any water pollution in Japan.

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@@jimmyneutron8251 well that particular river is supposed to be clean

[@sparkeyjones6261]

I've fished for, and eaten ayu all over Japan. Including some restaurants located right on the rivers where they're trapped. And, I've never had one that tasted like fruit.

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Mikey talking about the fish spread, saying "if you spread this on anything, I'll eat it!" How about if you spread it on Broccolli?

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Who is curious about the taste of that fish?? 🙋🏼‍♀️🥰🤚🏻🥰🙋🏼‍♀️ I can't imagine the taste just by listening to his explanation. But, looking at his expression, it must be delicious.

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WOW 🍉?🐟? Can’t imagine the taste but we LOVE watermelon. AND YES just imagining that miso fish spread on an NYC bagel! 😆🥯 THAT would so interesting. Thanks for this vid and awesome shots of landscape! Stay healthy and safe, Mike!

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my mouth is salivating so much watching this video....

[@lucashan9176]

Sweetfish is my grandfather's favorite fish. I really want to try it someday

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Mike eating Fish that taste like watermelon Meanwhile we're only can afford Watermelon tat taste like a fish :(

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You have got to be trolling right?

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Nakul Ashok Get over yourself. Why do I have to be trolling? Coming from him I found it hilarious, I never would expect him to be so silly like that.

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If you come to Norway you can drink tapwater. We never buy bottled water, but we can buy it.

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I love how he gets so excited about the fish being clean 17:25

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Japanese is such a beautiful culture. I have really good friends from and have always gravitated to Japanese anything, great video.

[@valeriekasagawa8420]

I love Ayu❤️ It's the most tastiest and cleanest fish I've ever tasted since I lived here in Japan❤️😊

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I've never tried it and I'm Japanese. Instantly on my bucket list!

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Look that landscape.. omg.

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One of the best videos done by you by far . Thank you for making corona virus go away for me .

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Your trip is now on my bucket list. Thank you so much

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Hey Mikey, hope you're well and keeping safe during this lockdown! Thanks for the content :) from across the pond, UK.

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That water is so fresh!

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love these videos , great seeing japan that is not tourist places thank you so much

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I wish I could travel to Japan like you, awesome video😊

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Mike this is my dream tour thanks for showing us the culture and the amazing food.

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Always look forward to your videos. Thanks for the great content.

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Another great video! ❤️ you’ve made me less afraid to try more foods that I was scared of before. That fish looks so good 😊

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"This is the first time I ate something wrapped in bamboo leaf.".... Mike... Mike.. really? what about zong zi? You just got disowned as i stroke my inexistent ancient chinese beard.

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LOL that is so funny. I like the salty ones.

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Maybe the only zongzi he's eaten were ones wrapped in leaves that weren't bamboo?

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nonexistent

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My ones are usually banana or lotus leaf

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You need your own TV show mike!!!!!!!

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So happy you had all this footage that you could post🙃☺

[@kimvu1112]

What I would give to have this experience. Japan is so beautiful and I love everything about their culture!

[@jenlovesgreen]

Mikey, thank you for appreciating the fish's beautiful face before ripping the head off with your teeth. 💚 That was a nice moment.

[@venkadanathan1855]

Incredible fish trapping technique

[@namelessseeker]

20:36 "Spicy & sweet, reminds me of someone i used to know" . no1 commented on this? i scrolled some, couldn't find any1 talking about it. huh

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Thanks for video contents it helps with the lock downs

[@Luke18_13]

So precious to see Japanese people and Chinese people friendly to each other.

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This video has been in my recommended for months

[@skzennnn]

Idk about y’all.... but the fisherman in the beginning of the video... PHEWWW🤤😩🤭

[@anaalfaro9673]

This is so educational, i've been wondering what sweetfish is from all the harvest moon games that i've played😂😂😂

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Who can smell that aroma of grilled fish from the phone? ~hands up~ 🙋‍♀️

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[@onelife2stories]

Awesome video checking out less known Japanese towns and cuisines! Next time you can, look into Obama, Japan in Fukui Prefecture. Lots of history in this relatively small, fishing based city. Mackerel is huge there. Country cooking. You need to try “heshiko”. If you need local contacts I grew up there and have friends that would be happy to show you around!

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Hey Mikey ,Hope you are safe and healthy, Loved your last vdo about frozen dumplings,do more videos on frozen foods In this Quarantine time , we love you from India

[@fubukibuki--dai-35-gokuchi45]

My grandpa took me often fishing, also fishing for Ayu. When we arrived home we grilled them.

[@KortKramer]

You make Ayu sound so good Mike!

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I hate watching these videos at 12 o’clock at night because I get hungry and then I want a midnight snack

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I have been watching your videos for a while now whenever they pop up. I really enjoy them and motivates me to do my thing as well. I hope to get as many followers as you one day 😄

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"Time to put on the fish suit"...Mikey, those are called waders...lol

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Damn mike!!! Your vid are really nice during this rough times!!! Im missing Japan already.. thank you!

[@TheNinjaMarmot]

Glad you found your enthusiasm for food again

[@Rebecca-ck8fn]

Definitely and interesting way to catch fish. Looked like you really enjoyed it.

[@user-ml7tt5he4z]

You look good in your fishing clothes, buddy! I can't imagine a fish that tastes like watermelon. I want to stay for just a week while eating these kinds of foods in this clean watery neighborhood. My mind and body will be very healthy. Your videos are always interesting, but especially these Japanese series are more fun!

[@ShaneMiller1]

2:50 that fish got lucky and escaped lol

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