Today I ate funazushi! Fermented sushi from Lake Biwa in Japan. Had a cheese and yogurt flavor. Delicious!

I have no idea what I'm actually looking at, but I am salivating, so it must be good. Right?

Yum yum! I can't believe I missed this when I was at Lake Biwa. There's always next time!

Funa is a type of carp.

i recommend Shiokara

I kept seeing posters for a fermentation festival in Otsu , was wondering what the relation was. didn’t expect to find the answer on this subreddit, haha thank you so much!

I got notes of blue cheese from the funazushi I tried. The flavor was a little sharp and very potent, I think it would be rounded out with some complimenting side dishes or ingredients.

I really enjoyed the heshiko (fermented mackerel) I tried from the same area, comparable to miso saba but with more pronounced flavors.

What’s the yellow stuff?

Is that what Karl ate on An Idiot Abroad?

Wow lucky you! This is number one on my crock list.