Most of It Was Never Eaten: A History of Himono, Japan’s Dried Fish
Most of It Was Never Eaten: A History of Himono, Japan's Dried Fish For most of Japanese history, the dried fish that mattered went into the soil, onto ships bound for China, and before the gods. The soft, glistening fillet on today's breakfast tray is the newest thing in the story, and it is hardly dried at all. Pi...