Featured recipes: (1) Buttered Mackerel with Ponzu (2) Deep-fried Marinated Eggplant. 1. Score the mackerel skin. Season with salt and pepper. 2. Dredge in flour and fry in melted butter.

The marinade to lightly pickle the eggplant introduced this week is seasoned with salt, sugar and the “umami” of “konbu” kelp and tastes quite simple. The flavor sets out the succulent ...