Straight from the lake to the pot! Tsukudani from Omi Hachiman [Fisherman's Store Kawada Shoten]

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2022.6.21

[Fisherman's Store Kawada Shoten] Urori Tsukudani

Straight from the lake to the pot!

Right in front of you is Lake Biwa. This tsukudani (food boiled in soy sauce and sugar) store is made by a fisherman with 55 years of experience. In addition to ayu (sweetfish), urori (scorpion fish), and ebi-mame (shrimp beans), the store also offers carp simmered in soy sauce, funazushi (fermented crucian carp sushi), and other seasonal delicacies from Lake Biwa.

After going out fishing and catching a certain amount of fish, they bring it back to the store for immediate processing. During peak season, this process is repeated several times a day. The fish is cooked over an open fire, 6-7 kg at a time, to make it soft and fluffy. The seasoning is a little sweet, as the owner likes.

From the left, ayu fish tsukudani (food boiled in soy sauce) covered with a candy-colored sheen. The moderately sweet taste makes it hard to stop eating. The small packet is 500 yen, and the large packet is 1,000 yen. Shrimp bean tsukudani, a local dish of Shiga Prefecture. It is made from the finest shrimp landed from a depth of 80 meters. Small packs are 500 yen, large packs are 1,000 yen. Urori tsukudani can be picked up as is or eaten over tofu or rice. It is also called "gori" in some regions. Small packs are 500 yen, large packs are 1,000 yen.

The secret of its deliciousness is, "I catch and cook it myself," he says. It is the pride of a fisherman who knows Lake Biwa inside out.

Fisherman's Store Kawada Shoten

free on rail
48-20 Chomeiji, Omihachiman City, Shiga Prefecture
15 minutes by car from JR Omihachiman Station
23 minutes drive from Meishin "Ryuoh IC".
Tel. 0748-32-3140
8:00-18:00
7 days a week
10 parking lots
http://www.tabemono-kawata.jp
Eat-in not allowed

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