Expensive Palate

Tuna ($736,000)

Kiyoshi Kimura, president of Kiyomura Co., left, cuts a bluefin tuna in front of his Sushi Zanmai restaurant near Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo. The bluefin tuna caught off northeastern Japan fetched a record 56.49 million yen, or about $736,000.

Tuna ($736,000)

Kiyoshi Kimura, president of Kiyomura Co., left, cuts a bluefin tuna in front of his Sushi Zanmai restaurant near Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo. The bluefin tuna caught off northeastern Japan fetched a record 56.49 million yen, or about $736,000.