Blue Fin Tuna

There are seven kinds of tuna, Big Eye, Yellow Fin... But it is Blue Fin, that we call ”real

tuna” > Hon Maguro (真鮪).

Because it is so large, different cuts of the fish have different flavors, appearances, and different names: a lean cut, red in appearance, is called akami, a moderately fatty cut is called chu-toro, and a very fatty cut, lighter in color and showing some marbling, is called o-toro.