Ikejime (
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It is very similar to the technique used on frogs in laboratories called spiking or pithing.
Another technique[clarification needed] in APEC Air shipment of live and fresh fish and seafood guidelines is described as follows: "A cut is made toward the front of the flatfish severing the major artery and the spinal cord. Placement of the cut is made to preserve the greatest amount of flatfish flesh. This paralyzes the flatfish. A second cut is made in the tail to hasten the removal of blood. Flatfish are then chilled slowly to maintain circulation and facilitate the bleeding process. After the flatfish have been bled, they are transferred to a salt/ice water slurry and chilled to −12°C."[7]
Ikejime has been successfully used manually in the tuna and yellowtail industries, along with limited use in sport and game fishing, as it provides a rapid slaughter technique. An alternative to death by exsanguination, ikejime is used and the fish put straight into ice or flash freezing.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Sperss, Phil (June 2019). "On Ikejime and the science of Ageing Fish". Lapetitnoisette.
- ^ Websites such as www.ikijime.com and phone apps such as Ikijime Tool show the brain location of many fish species.
- ^ "Ike Jime Part 2 – What "closing" does to the fish?". Japanese Anglers Secrets. 2012-12-04. Retrieved 2019-06-29.
- ^ a b Poli BM, Parisi G, Scappini F, Zampacavallo G (2005). Fish welfare and quality as affected by pre-slaughter and slaughter management. Aquaculture International 13: 29-49
- ^ "Technique Thursdays: Ike Jime, The Japanese Slaughter Method For Tastier Fish". MICHELIN Guide. Retrieved 2019-06-29.
- ^ "How to Kill a Fish". Topic. Archived from the original on 2021-02-07. Retrieved 2019-06-29.
- ^ "APEC AIR SHIPMENT OF LIVE AND FRESH FISH & SEAFOOD GUIDELINES" (PDF). APEC Fisheries Working Group. January 1999. p. 29.
Further reading
editExternal links
edit- Humane killing database www.ikijime.com
- Humane Killing of Live Seafood Western Australia Department of Fisheries.
- Preparing fish FISH.govt.au.
- Japanese Food Report [1]
- About Ikijime & nerve removal [2]
- Iki-jime Poster - Phone App [3]