Raw fish still the top choice for New Year’s Local vendors hurry to fill sashimi platter orders for smaller gatherings
With New Year’s Day just around the corner, stores are pushing to fill sashimi orders that are still in high demand in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“It’s really crazy, people are desperate right now,” said Kaohu Store manager Brad Yokouchi on Wednesday. “I’m getting calls left and right, they want to put in their orders. We’re going to sell over 100 plates of sashimi alone, so it’s crazy around New Year’s Eve. I can’t wait for it to be done,” he said with a laugh.
With social gatherings downsized to meet county and state protocols, Yokouchi said that his big sashimi platters are not “flying out” like last year, but he has been selling plenty of small platters.
