Is Now the Right Time to Eat Banjang Hoe (yellowtail sashimi)? [Seasonal Trap ①]
Creatrip Team
4 months ago
Restaurants serving banjang hoe (yellowtail sashimi) fill up and social media shows many photos in December, but is it truly peak season? Food MD Kim Jin-young explains that December is when demand rises and prices peak, though flavor only begins to develop then. Yellowtail fatten up before spawning in spring, with fish caught near Jeju being fattiest around February just before the March–April spawning. The sea’s seasonal timing lags behind the land’s, so popular winter eating habits can make fish expensive before they reach their flavor peak in January–February.
