(468) MUSIC AND ME (May 09, 2013) Blue Fin Tuna Festival

RARE AND EXPENSIVE BLUE FIN TUNA

The head of this blue fin tuna was on display during the Blue Fin Tuna

Festival at Palau Royal Resort's Waves Restaurant.

(Photo by Jovelyn Rodriguez)

Palau Royal Resort and Sea Passion Hotel bought a big blue fin tuna and they split it with PRR getting 151 kilos of it worth $25.00 per kilo for a total of $3,775.00.

Intentionally, PRR bought the part of tuna with the head so that they can display it during their promotion of Blue Fin Tuna Festival.

For more than a week, the head is displayed for at least 5 hours everyday. In its 4th or 5th day, it begun to stinks. When customers started to complain about the smell, the cooks wrapped the head with cling film.

PRR bought another smaller blue fin tuna (whole) for a cheaper $10.00 per kilo. The head is now being displayed till May 11 (Sat.).

While in the rest room, Mr. Taiku of Belau Tours and me had a short conversation about blue fin tuna. He said he had blue fin tuna sashimi that night at PRR and it's really good.

He also mentioned that in Japan, a whole blue fin tuna costs at about $15,000.00.