Go anywhere in Japan, and one thing becomes clear. The Japanese really LOVE crab. Apart from being blessed with snow, one thing that the northern island of Japan could rely on is the abundance supply of different kind of crabs namely king, queen, hairy and snow. Japan’s love for crab is legendary, its crab consumption being one of the highest in the world. Typically eaten in the colder months, it’s the quintessential winter dish in Japan and there’s no better place to have it than here in Hokkaido. Hokkaido is like a haven for those who travel for food, seafood to be exact. I have a penchant for fish markets because that’s where the freshest is found. No visit to Sapporo, or any other prefecture in Japan, would be complete without stopping by a fish market in the morning. The Nijo Fish Market in Sapporo is what Tsujiki Fish Market is to Tokyo. Even though it is much smaller in size, it’s still a great place to get fresh seafood and local produce right in the heart of Sapporo. With other fish markets I have been to, Nijo Market is the smallest and the cleanest. Easy access and no tuna auction to watch unlike Tsukiji Market so the expedition to Nijo Fish Market was a lot less tedious. 日本人民对新鲜海产品的需求量可是不能小视的。要吃新鲜的海鲜,东京有筑地市场,大阪有黑门市场,而北海道札幌,有二条市场。每次来日本,我总会到这些传统市场逛逛,二条市场当然不能例外。 一听到是 “北海道产”,无论是什么东西都会觉得好吃的不得了吧。就像是听到北海道产的螃蟹和北海道产的鲑鱼一样,会想要下一秒就尝到这些美味。然而,有一个地方聚集了北海道几乎所有的美味,那就是北海道最大的城市札幌。一般人都经常会来札幌,因为聚集了北海道各地的海产物、蔬菜水果、各地前来的观光客和当地的居民使这个地方热闹非凡。在二条市场,可以看到一档又一档的海鲜店,放著新鲜的蟹、鲍鱼、海胆等等。除了海鲜店以外,还有不少卖海鲜的餐厅。 Nijo Market is believed to have being built in the early Meiji Period when local fishermen from Ishikari Bay began to sell fish there. 100 years later, the market continues to serve the local residents and is very popular among tourists who come to Hokkaido and buy souvenirs such as Hokkaido crab 二条市场据说是明治时代初期,在北海道的石狩浜工作的渔民们卖打捞上来的新鲜海鲜的地方,以此为开始并发展起来的。 过去,流淌在札幌市内中心的创成川的对岸,有很多鱼市存在,随着时间的发展,渐渐的旁边聚集了很多荞麦店啊居酒屋啊蔬果店啊,这也被称为曾经的二条市场的原型。经过了100多年之久的沉淀,至今为止它作为当地人买食材的市场,被越来越多的人青睐。 干净带有设计感的渔市场,逛来相当惬意。 One can also enjoy freshly prepared sashimi and sushi that make use of the freshly caught seafood arriving from all over Hokkaido in the early morning. 在二条市场,每天早上都有大量的蟹、贝类、海胆、鱼子等等北海道的代表性海产送达店头。 You can get both fresh and dried fish at Nijo Market. Some of the crabs are called hairy or horsehair crabs while some are known to be king crabs. King crabs are the biggest and have tons of meat in their legs. Hairy crabs are the opposite. They don’t have much meat but are oozing with rich crab roe. Crabs are expensive everywhere, including here in Hokkaido. It is also possible to try those huge crabs that Hokkaido is so famous for at the restaurants in Nijo fish market. Coming from Southeast Asia, I’m more familiar with Sri Lankan crabs, which are typically cooked with a strongly flavoured sauce, for instance, chilli sauce, or black pepper sauce. In comparison, crabs in Hokkaido, being bigger, have a sweet, flavourful taste without any extra sauces, so the restaurants typically prepare them by simply boiling or grilling. 各式螃蟹琳瑯满目,垂涎欲滴。 Apart from crabs, they have all kinds of fresh seafood here too like scallops, oysters, uni (sea urchin), and ikura (salmon roe). Hokkaido oysters are huge! One frequent gripe about the Nijo Fish market is that it is overly touristy and as a consequence, items may be overpriced. However, the Nijo fish market is also one of the few places in Japan where bargaining is acceptable; don’t be afraid to bargain in Nijo Fish market to get your money’s worth! I also feel that its accessible location sufficiently compensates for it as there no need to spend on transport cost to go to the Curb Market, which is Sapporo's largest fish market near Soen train station.
札幌市内虽有很多市场,但二条市场时其中离繁华中心交通最便利的一个。最后想强调的是,有着北海道螃蟹的市场林立于此,只有来北海道才能瞬间感受到那种独一的氛围。 来札幌时,就请移步二条市场,来感受一下从皮肤到细胞都被那种不可言传的氛围包围着的感觉吧。
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