Quality

At Sugatatsu, we pay special attention to everything from ingredient selection to shipping in order to bring you the freshest and safest products. Because we deal with companies all over Japan and even overseas, we have complete delivery networks in every area.

We provide the products you need, when you need them, all at our high quality standards.

On this page, we will introduce a part of our Unagi eel production process, which we believe showcases the exhaustive knowledge and attention to detail which we put into all of our products.

Eel Production Process

We select only the healthiest eels from the farm to be harvested and cleaned. Then, we grill the meat and the skin, and finish with steaming. This method not only makes the meat softer, but also cooks off excess oil in the fish.

1. Choose healthy eels from the farm

2. Place eels in a vat and fast them for 24-48 hours, washing them from the top and sides to reduce the gamey flavor

3. Bone and clean eels

4. Wash meat and sort according to weight

5. Send to cooking line and grill the skins

6. Turn over and grill the meat

7. Transfer to a different line when finished cooking

8. Steam to bleed off excess oils and soften the meat

9. Remove any charred bits or scraps after steaming

10. Fully automatic saucing/grilling/steaming line (repeats 4 times)

11. Transfer to a new line after being cooked 4 times

12. Fully cooked eels

13. Pass through a metal detector

14. Pass through a size sorting machine

15. Box according to size and pack into freezer

“We want this kind of product, but its hard to get.”
“Can you really do that?!”

Have you ever experienced the feeling of wanting a product, but you just don’t know how to get hold of it? If so, try speaking with us at Sugatatsu first. We work hard to try and make clients’ wishes become reality.

Our aim is to have as many of our customers as possible to think, “It might just be possible with Sugatatsu…!”