How to eat delicious oysters from Hiroshima

“Kaki” is a gourmet dish that cannot be missed in Hiroshima. In Hiroshima, you can enjoy it all year round, not only in winter, which is the season. Speaking of how to eat it, isn’t it something that comes to mind as simple as raw and yakigaki? Actually, there are many other dishes that use Hiroshima oysters. In addition to recommended dishes, we will also introduce places and events where you can fully enjoy oysters.
“The season for oysters is winter. But I want to eat fresh and tasty oysters all year round!” The brand “Kaki Komachi” created by Hiroshima prefecture is what I want people who think so to know.
“Oyster Komachi” is a triple oyster developed by the Hiroshima Prefectural Fisheries and Ocean Technology Center, and produced and harvested by the Hiroshima Prefectural Cultivation and Fisheries Association. Triploid oysters are oysters that do not lay eggs, which were born from the improvement of the breed of diploid oysters. Diploid oysters run out of energy during the summer spawning season and lose weight. However, the triploid oyster “Kaki Komachi”, which does not lay eggs, is plump and large, and stores plenty of nutrients even in summer.
Hiroshima oysters account for about 60% of the national market share and boast the highest production volume in Japan. When did its history start? What is the size and taste If you know it, you will want to eat more Hiroshima oysters, and the characteristics and reasons why they are delicious. I will approach the profound charm!
The “oyster festival,” which locals also look forward to every year. It is a popular event with many tourists visiting Hiroshima during this season. It is held in various parts of the Seto Inland Sea, such as Hiroshima, Otake, Hatsukaichi, Kure, and Etajima, with the first “Miyajima Oyster Festival” that began in the prefecture. As well as the classic yakigaki, the menu offered at each festival is different, such as oyster stew, bank pot, and steamed oysters, so there are strong people who enjoy various festivals by ladder! In addition to that, there are also sales of local specialties and stage events, and there are plenty of fun for each area.