Tag: tuna

01 JUL

The history behind your favorite sandwiches — including club, chow mein, and tuna salad

Anna_Pustynnikova/Shutterstock Everyone has a favorite sandwich and a particular way they prepare it — the type of bread, extras, and condiments are chosen to an exacting degree of specification.  Five food historians tell the stories behind a sandwich of their choosing, including the classic peanut butter and jelly and the chow mein sandwich of New […]

11 JAN

Inside the biggest fish market in the world where a single tuna sells for millions of dollars

REUTERS/Toru Hanai Tokyo’s Tsukiji Fish Market is sometimes called the “Wall Street of fish.” Everyday, fishermen, wholesalers, and the owners of Japan’s top sushi restaurants gather to buy and sell more than $ 21 million of the freshest fish in the world. In recent decades, the market has unexpectedly become one of Japan’s top tourists attractions. […]