
三陸東沖で、秋口から冬場(9月〜12月)にかけてマグロ延縄船によって漁獲され、塩釜市魚市場に水揚げされる生マグロ類のうち、特にメバチマグロは「鮮度」「色つや」「脂のり」「うまみ」に優れ、塩釜にいる日本一の目利き人(仲買人)の目にかなったものを「三陸塩竈ひがしもの」として売り出しています。
すべてのメバチマグロが「三陸塩竈ひがしもの」ではなく、次の条件が満たされたものだけがブランドとして総称されるのです。
In the waters east of Sanriku, tuna caught by longline vessels from autumn through winter (September to December) and landed at Shiogama City Fish Market are categorized as fresh tuna. Among these, bigeye tuna in particular are sold as “Sanriku Shiogama Higashimono” when they excel in “freshness,” “color and sheen,” “fat content,” and “umami.” Only those that meet the exacting standards of Japan's top connoisseurs (middlemen) in Shiogama are marketed as “Sanriku Shiogama Higashimono.”
Not all bigeye tuna qualify as “Sanriku Shiogama Higashimono”; only those meeting the following conditions are collectively branded as such.
以上の条件を満たした40kg以上のメバチマグロが三陸塩竈ひがしものと認定されます。
Bigeye tuna weighing 40kg or more that meets all these conditions is certified as Sanriku Shiogama Higashimono.