"Dan Abel" > wrote in message
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> In article >,
> "Dimitri" > wrote:
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>
>> Several years ago (longer than I care to admit), after a meeting in central
>> Tokyo we went to the restaurant at the top of one of the Shinjuku
>> skyscrapers.
>> They took a large rectangle of tuna dropped of the 6 sides onto what looked
>> like
>> a cast iron very very hot flat pan and charred each side. The center was
>> cold
>> and the tuna was cooked only a few millimeters in. The tuna was sliced into
>> 1/4
>> inch slices and served with some various sauces. At first I was a little
>> reluctant - from the first taste on I was a believer. We're talking major
>> yum.
>
>
> I understand that some of these fish sell for US$50,000!


Yep, you can find the average price for Fresh and frozen fish paid in August.
Remember the prices are Yen per Kilo.

http://swr.ucsd.edu/fmd/sunee/salesvol/svwaug05.htm

Dimitri