[Akita Gourmet] Let's enjoy local hot pot dishes! (Kiritanpo, Shotsuru, Damako, Ishiyaki, Akita Kayaki)

If you go to Akita Prefecture, you will definitely want to eat hot hot pot dishes. You can enjoy a variety of hot pot dishes, such as the representative Kiritanpo, and Shotsuru, Damako, made by plenty of local ingredients. By all means try it!

It fits the chicken stock of Hinai! Fragrant Kiritanpo/Akita Kiritanpoya Ekimae Honten

What is "Kiritanpo nabe" is an umami-plentiful pot made by mashing freshly cooked rice, putting it on a cedar skewer and baking it over charcoal.

"Akita Kiritanpoya Ekimae Honten" is the one where you can taste such a Kiritanpo. Under the theme of "Eat Akita", it is a restaurant where you can taste various local dishes. In addition to hot pot dishes such as "Kiritanpo Chunabe" (2-3 servings) 4290 yen, there are also a variety of menus, such as one-dish dishes using Hinai chicken and hatahata. Local sake from the brewery in the prefecture is also recommended.

The Kiritanpo in the pot is baked in the store, and it is steeped in a rich dashi, and the soy sauce of a long-established Ando brewer in Kakunodate, Akita Prefecture, has a hidden taste.

■ Akita Kiritanpoya Ekimae Honten

Address: 2-7-6 Nakadori, Akita City, Akita Prefecture, 1st floor of the Midori-ya Ekimae building
TEL:018-801-2345
Hours: Weekdays 16:45-24:00 (LO 23:30), Sundays, Holidays 11: 30-15 (LO 14:30), Night 17-23 (LO 22:30)
Closed: No Closed

Stewed shrimp Damako, delicious taste of hometown/Akita ryori chawanya

"Damakko-nabe" 1400 yen (one serving) can be tasted at "Akita ryori chawanya", which is filled with local Akita sake on the counter. "Damako" is a hot pot dish in which rice is ground and rolled into ping-pong jade-sized "damako" is boiled with seasonal vegetables, mushrooms, etc. It is also said to be the roots of Kiritanpo.

Addition of the shrimp surimi in the pan has a slippery texture; the soy-source-based soup is filled with plenty of chicken, mushrooms and other mountain food.

■Zao RopewayAkita Ryori Chawanya

Address: 4-2-7 Omachi, Akita, Akita
TEL: 018-864-5202
Opening hours: 17-23
Closed: Monday (open on the day of the festival)

Condensed the material of Oga! Miso-tailored Ishiyaki nabe/Iroriya Kawabata Yon-chomebashiten

A local restaurant with a tawly counter seat to surround the hearth. The "Akita Ishiyaki nabe" (2-3 servings) 5170 yen, which can be tasted here, is a fisherman dish that is transmitted to Oga. It is a hot pot dish in which fresh seafood, vegetables, and dashi soup are put in a wooden tub, and a hot stone is thrown at a high temperature and cooked at a stretch.

In addition, Akita specialties that go with local sake are also recommended, such as "Iburigakko" 649 yen and "Gibasa" 759 yen. Meal menus such as "Hinai Jidori Tebasaki-age" 1760 yen and "Shottsuru pizza" 1408 yen are also available.

■Iroriya Kawabata Yon-chomebashiten

Address: 4-2-26 Omachi, Akita, Akita
TEL:018-864-3999
Hours: 17-24
Closed: No Closed

Made by materials from Akita Prefecture, "Akita Kayaki"/Sakana Yashichi

One-dish dishes that make use of seasonal ingredients are well received. The hot pot dish you can taste here is "Akita Kayaki". Kayaki is the name of "kaiyaki" with an accent, and originally refers to an individual-front pot using a shellfish vessel. Each shop has a unique pot that sticks to the material and stock.
1000 yen (1 serving) is a specialty of ''Momobuta no Mizore Kayaki'', which is proud of the dish of the dish, stewed seasonal ingredients such as brand pork "Momobuta”, tofu, and mushrooms in an elegant soup, at the end, grated radish is placed on it to give it a light taste.

■Zao RopewaySakana Yashichi

Address: 1-16 Yamazaki-cho, Tegata , Akita-shi, Akita
TEL: 018-833-9955
Opening hours: 17-22
Holidays: Sundays, public holidays

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