Seafood is a dominating sector of the Japanese diet. There are nearly infinite ways to prepare it, and countless places to enjoy it.
However, due to its high price point, it is often not readily available in stores or on menus in most regions. This is a shame as seafood is one of the most nutritional things you can eat.
Aside from the obvious sources such as salmon, tuna, and lobster, there are also smaller marine life such as shrimp and scallops. These two last two containèd only minor changes such as replacing butter with some type of replacement fat or adding dry ingredients.
They are usually regarded as delicacies that should be expensive because of their rarity.
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Low supply, high demand
Most animals are born to live short lives. As an animal, you can figure out how to make it through the summer and into fall without food, though it is very seasonal.
For most of history, seafood was a way to survive this. Since there were very limited resources, people looked for ways to stock up on food and supplies.
Nowadays, there are so many ways to eat seafood that it is hard to find it at a good price. Once you start eating seafood at a certain level of popularity, it will be expensive!
There are several reasons that seafood is expensive. First, there is always something new species wants to be discovered and then somebody has a breeding stock for them. Next, there are always supply & demand issues with who has what in the waters where people buy & sell fish.
Lastly, production costs
It’s fresh
Seafood is a relatively new addition to the diet of most people in the West. Until recently, most people had access to some type of fish, but only if it was cheap.
Today, with once-common species such as salmon and tuna restricted to specialty shops and even grocery stores, seafood consumption is more popular than ever. Even the average person has at least a couple of types of fish they like!
Unfortunately, since seafood is such a beautiful and rare thing, it has become an expensive way to consume it. If you were looking for some fresh seafood, you were probably looking at someone with more money than you who had already eaten everything on your plate.
Fortunately, there are ways to get your fix of seafood without buying it from places that make billions off of your money.
Difficult to store
One of the biggest challenges in cooking seafood is keeping it fresh. Most people do not make time to wash the dishes and/or to store the food they have cooked. This is important as days and weeks pass by and the food becomes less fresh due to being cold or sitting on shelves before being consumed.
How you store your seafood also plays a large role in how expensive it is. Ayurveda, one of the oldest systems of medicine, suggests four ways to cook seafood. Make sure to follow these guidelines to keep it expensive!
We recommend using water as the main cooking method, and then lukewarm or hot liquid when eating snorkeled or dressed with sauces or condiments. This helps preserve flavor and moisture, which are two key parts of cooking fish.
Another tip is to use sunblock when swimming with seafood. Due to their sensitive skin, we recommend using only certified sustainable marine mammals for decoration.
Seafood recipes are delicious
If you ever wanted to make your own crab legs, or if you wanted to try an exotic kind of seafood, now is the time! Seafood recipes are a quick and easy way to eat more than once a week.
Soups and salads are the main dish of seafood. Most recipes include fish or chicken, but there may be some shrimp too. Most fish is white, so looking for green or colored seafood might not be a problem.
If you want more control over the texture of your seafood, then renting Seafoods is the right choice. They have many different brands that offer different species of fish and shrimp that you can buy.
Seafood isn’t cheap at all
Most people believe that because it is high in fat and cholesterol that seafood is expensive. However, compared to the rest of the food spectrum, seafood is actually cheap.
Many fresh water aquatic animals such as fish and shellfish are cultivated resources. Due to this fact, their prices are not comparable to other meat sources or non-aquatic items.
When looking at prices for different foods, context is important. If a mango has a large sticker price, then it must be very expensive. However, if the same piece of fruit was cheaper in person, then we would pay more for it.
If a fish was expensive in person, than it must be very cheap digital-wise.
Some seafood is even illegal to own
Some fish and wildlife are considered illegal to own under certain conditions. These animals or fish are called endangered or threatened in national laws.
When an endangered species is found in a population, it is considered commercialized and subject to special rules. These rules can range from no charge to a small fee for ownership rights.
These rights can be temporary or permanent, making them vulnerable to threats such as habitat destruction, pollution, and other issues.
If you ever wanted to show your support for this threatened species but could not afford the right time or ownership, HEADHAT® is for you! This product contains funds that can help with support including donations from the general public.