×Aji Fry

Why you must eat itA butterflied horse mackerel breaded and fried, a fish fry loved across Kyushu. Close to the market it is fresh, and straight from the oil the crumb is light and the flesh inside plump and thick. Eaten with sauce, soy, or tartar, with shredded cabbage as the standard. It works as the main of a set with rice and miso soup, or wrapped in paper to eat as you walk. Horse mackerel balances fat and flesh well, neither too plain nor too heavy fried. The market diners fry the day's aji, so the thickness of the flesh differs by day.