Fulton Fish Market
The Fulton Fish Market in New York City is the largest fish market in the United States and the largest in the world after Tokyo .
meaning
The Lower East Side market opened in 1822. At the Fulton Fish Market, the fish was brought in across the East River to find buyers there. However, the fish have not been brought to the market by sea for a long time, but are delivered by refrigerated trucks . Today, in addition to its economic importance, the Fulton Fish Market is also important as a tourist attraction in New York. Since 2005, the Fulton Fish Market has moved from South Street Seaport to Hunts Point in the Bronx .
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- James Rizzi. Peter Bührer: My New York Cookbook. What's cooking. Mary Hahn Verlag, 1996 ISBN 3-87287-432-2 , p. 115.
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