Most of us have eaten that Japanese favourite known as Shishamo 柳葉魚 (Willow Leaf Fish) in Japan. The small silvery fish has a belly loaded full of roe, hence it is often called 多春魚 in Chinese.
Do you know where this fish come from?
Some people may be surprised to hear that they most do not come from seas anywhere near Japan.
Thirty years ago, when I was in school on the island of
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