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Micronesian Sashimi

Name: Micronesian Sashimi
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Micronesia
Ingredients: 300g Tuna (sashimi-grade); 3 tbsp Soy Sauce; 2 tbsp Lime juice; 1/2 Chili pepper; A pinch Wasabi; 1/4 Onion; 1/2 Cucumber

Main Dish

⏱ 20 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Fresh tuna sliced and eaten with soy sauce, lime, and chili — Micronesian sashimi.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

In the Federated States of Micronesia, a custom of eating raw fish called 'sashimi' took root from the Japanese colonial era. Tuna is plentiful especially around Pohnpei, and it's eaten with a sauce of soy sauce mixed with lime, chili, and wasabi. It's essential at gatherings and celebrations.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At the harbor on Pohnpei, landed tuna is sliced and laid out on a big platter with small dishes of lime and soy sauce.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Tuna (sashimi-grade) 300g
Soy Sauce 3 tbsp
Lime juice 2 tbsp
Chili pepper 1/2
Wasabi A pinch
Onion 1/4
Cucumber 1/2

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Slice the tuna about 7mm thick.
Thinly slice the onion and cucumber, soak in water, and arrange on a plate.
Lay the tuna on top.
Mix the soy sauce, lime juice, chopped chili, and wasabi into a sauce.
Serve with the sauce.

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