The photo above shows the freshest tuna available in Korea being filleted by the best. There’s a great video at the bottom of this post.

Lunch after our hike at Achasan was at a small sushi restaurant. For 19,000 Korean won, or about $7.00 per person US, we had some of the highest quality sashimi (plain raw tuna). It was the freshest tuna I have ever had. There were two guys filleting the fish literally 10 feet away from me.

Very nice. Notice how the fish is presented on a bed of small rocks.

Close-up of the fresh tuna.  Sashimi in Korea is served colder so the fish is fresher and firmer.

Another good close-up of the sashimi.

A variety of complimentary sides come with the meal including soup and salad.

Poor guy in pieces…..

Tuna artist at work.

In action….the remains are on the left….efficiently filleted.

Two tuna professionals carving.

Tuna fillet waste…

An interesting video of how a tuna is filleted. I tried to get as close to the action as possible.