New Year's is centered around luxurious dishes and ingredients. It marks the auspicious beginning of the year. It's a tradition to go shopping at the end of the year. In the morning market at the Maruka Wholesale Center, sushi restaurants and fishmongers come to buy. Even famous sushi restaurants and conveyor belt sushi companies come here. Because it's the end of the year, there are many regular customers as well. The place is quite crowded. Usually, you can park your car in the parking lot in front of the building, but during the end of the year, regular customers have to park a bit further away. "Takamatsu Shoten" is a fresh fish store that also sells seafood processed products. I stopped by the store. This store is located in the Enzan-Kuwan area of Sapporo's Chuo Ward, inside the Maruka Wholesale Center. You can check the exact location of the store on Tabelog. Because it's a morning market, it opens at 5 a.m. and closes at 11 a.m. I reviewed my visits from 2012 and 2014. At the end of the year, in addition to regular fresh fish, there are many items for New Year's. They are quite reasonably priced. Of course, there are a lot of king crabs on display. I bought king crab here at the end of 2012. It was a good deal for its size. When I visited at the end of 2014, king crabs were still reasonably priced. I had already bought king crabs for the end of 2014 and the beginning of 2015 from two other places. It was a bit of a mistake. This place was cheaper. They also had New Year's special kombu-wrapped salmon, which I love. It was handmade kombu-wrapped salmon from "Hokuto" company. I bought it this year. In December 2012: King crab Shoulder with plenty of meat Price: 800g for 2600 yen Inexpensive in terms of content! In December 2014: Kombu-wrapped salmon Hokuto brand Handmade kombu-wrapped salmon It's a high-quality kombu-wrapped salmon that is also used for gifts. The company is located in the Nishi Ward of Sapporo, probably manufactured in Fukui Prefecture. The kombu used is of high quality and the salmon is very tender. It's red, so the salmon is delicious too. Price: 1000 yen (including 8% consumption tax) Probably the regular price is 1080 yen (including 8% consumption tax), so it's not cheap. Every year, this place has reasonably priced king crabs. I plan to buy king crabs from Takamatsu Shoten at the end of 2015. The Hokuto brand's kombu-wrapped salmon was as delicious as ever. I was a little happy. This kombu-wrapped salmon was also sold at the company I used to work for as a New Year's product. Because it was made in Fukui Prefecture, it was not easy to order immediately if there was no stock in Sapporo. Since it was winter and the end of the year, the transportation route from Fukui Prefecture to Sapporo was fragile, so it took time to arrive. I think this was written as a condition on the estimate. Since returns were not accepted for unsold items, I had to think carefully about the number of purchases. However, because it was delicious, I could estimate a certain quantity. I think Takamatsu Shoten sells out of the product. Once New Year's is over, it becomes a product that doesn't sell well. Next time, I might come here for some sake snacks on a regular day. I won't forget to buy king crabs at the end of the year (laughs). Thank you for the delicious meal.

Off-market Sapporo Asaichi area. I posted last month, but the products inside the store were so attractive that I decided to post again. The impression is that the Taraba legs are cheap. I bought a discounted item before. It may be subtle as a gift, but it seems good for personal use. What I bought was, ◆ Salmon belly (180 yen!) It's a small amount, but it's fatty and I'm happy that it's not marinated in mirin. As a single meal. ◆ Skate fin (500 yen) There was a decent amount and it was a good deal. It was delicious. Thank you for the meal ♪♪

Off-market Sapporo Asaichi area. I was aiming for the discounted Taraba crab legs for cooking. Buying them normally would be expensive, so sometimes the taste may be slightly compromised, but the inside of the crab legs is still the same. I bought some Taraba crab legs at a discounted price and enjoyed them. I found them for 1000 yen! However, they were thawed products purchased on the 29th, so they needed to be used by the 30th. I enjoyed one of the legs on the 29th with lemon, and immediately cooked the rest. I made Taraba crab soup, crab pilaf, and chawanmushi for storage. I indulged a bit too much and didn't have enough left for fried rice. It was a very good purchase. Thank you for the delicious meal! 🎵🎵