Softly Cooked Lake Biwa Fish [Uosho Shoten]

Leaf KYOTO Shiga Cook Lake Biwa fish until tender [Uosho Shoten]

2022.1.26

Honmoroko is a species endemic to Lake Biwa and is popular for its preciousness and taste. ［Enjoy the spicy flavor and soft texture that only UOSHO can offer. Honmoroko stew (100 g) 800 yen.

Cook Lake Biwa fish until tender [Uosho Shoten]

Uosho Shoten offers a lineup of tsukudani (food boiled in soy sauce and sugar) with a beautiful candy color. The taste of Uomasa's tsukudani is made by cooking fresh fish from Lake Biwa landed at the port of Kata with a slightly spicy flavor. The fish is simmered in sugar, soy sauce, sake, and mirin for about an hour and a half. The fish is boiled for about an hour and a half with sugar, soy sauce, sake, and mirin, without the use of tsukudani candy, which is often used. We value the soft texture of the fish. Ame makes the fish tough, so we use sugar instead to sweeten it," says Taishi Kunino, who runs the store with his father.

The lineup includes seasonal fish such as shrimp bean stew, lotus stew, and honmoroko. We also found "jako nimono," which is often made in the Kusatsu area! According to Ms. Kunino, there are many different types of jako nimono.
The name "funazushi" is derived from the various sizes and types of fish that are cooked together. Another favorite is funazushi, or funa-zushi.

Funazushi (funazushi), which has many fans, is priced from 1,000 yen per fish. Prices vary depending on the size of the fish. They can also be sold sliced.

We try to keep the taste mild and odorless," says Kunino, who pickles the fish from June to July, with a new batch coming out around December. Both tsukudani and funazushi go well with sake. Enjoy the unique taste of Shiga to the fullest.

Shrimp Bean is a local dish of Shiga Prefecture. The combination of the sweetness of the beans and the flavor of the shrimp is exquisite. The flavor is well soaked up and delicious. Shrimp Bean Stew (100g) 200 yen.

Uosho Shoten

fish market
3-9-25 Kusatsu, Kusatsu City
9 minutes drive from JR Kusatsu Station
Tel. 077-562-0219
10:00-18:30
Closed on Sundays
3 parking spaces
Eat-in not allowed

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