Taiwan’s first bluefin tuna’ fetches NT$3.52 million at auction｜Taiwan News

The first bluefin tuna of the season was sold for a cool NT$3.52 million on Wednesday. At an Yilan auction, the sushi restaurant Sando House placed the highest bid, winning the season’s first catch for the fourth year in a row. This year’s price exceeded last year’s by over NT$1.28 million. It was also the most paid for any fish in Yilan’s Su’ao Township.

Amid an explosion of firecrackers, fishers work together to hoist the first bluefin tuna of the season. They’re at the auction site of Yilan’s third fish market. Early morning on Wednesday, an eager crowd gathered to touch and take photos of the giant fish.

Massive and gleaming, the tuna was measured by an expert and weighed in at 269 kilograms. It’s not only the first bluefin caught in Su’ao, but the first caught anywhere in Taiwan.

Bidding began at NT$1.01 million. After some fast action, Sando House restaurant placed the winning bid of NT$13,100 per kilogram, or a total sum of NT$3.523 million. This is the sushi restaurant’s fourth year in a row winning the season’s first catch. Its price also beat last year’s total by more than NT$1.28 million.

Lee I-li
Sando House operator
The auction was very exciting, more than I expected it to be. When I first arrived there weren’t that many people. I thought I could win easily. This price is fairly high. I think it’s broken records.

Tuna season runs from April to June. This year, a Su’ao-registered boat once again became the first in Taiwan to catch a bluefin, continuing the township’s winning streak.

Lin Zi-miao
Yilan County commissioner
The first bluefin tuna was caught right here in Su’ao Township, Yilan. We want to give our thanks to the Sando House restaurant. Every year from April to June is bluefin tuna season. We invite all our friends from around the country to come visit Yilan County.

Four-time auction winner Sando House paid a premium for this season’s first catch. But it plans to offer the fish at regular prices, to give diners a taste of Taiwan’s finest.

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