Burst Kiss, Weekly Short-Short Note, 405 characters

Pregnant shishamo (capelin) are popular. The more packed with eggs they are, the more valuable they become.

That is why there is a popular product called 'pregnant shishamo (male).' The bellies of male fish are opened, the internal organs are removed, and they are sold stuffed with cod roe or herring roe instead.

I thought I would try to imitate that.
The target was a Japanese whiting (kisu). It is a representative white fish, with flesh that is light and tender.
But my idea was foolish.

I opened up a male whiting and tried stuffing it full of eggs.
The next moment, it burst.

'I guess this is a burst kiss,' I muttered.
I muttered it involuntarily.

As I stood there stunned in front of the prototype, my girlfriend, who had been watching the situation from the side, laughed.

'It looks so intense that if you sell it under the name Burst Kiss, it might become a new menu item!'

I was struck by the thought.
Rather, it was a new surprise attack for consumers tired of the conventional 'pregnant' fish.
The messy, burst appearance itself was a one-of-a-kind product value.

In this way, the failed product born in my kitchen became a popular menu item at the izakaya.
Burst Kiss.
As a shocking dish that you cannot forget once you have seen it.