The history, culture, and lifestyles of the area are mixed and condensed in one plate of a local dish that has been passed for generations in mountain and fishing villages throughout Japan. We will introduce various unknown local dishes, also known as the soul food of the Japanese people.

Mimi-udon

Tochigi

Lucky charm at New Year's

Mimi-udon

New Year's dish of Senba area in Sano-shi (old Kuzuu-machi). When ear noodles are eaten, it's said that they don't have to hear a bad thing at any time of the year around. You can put the one which was dried, preserved and boiled in water and preserve it for several days by a refrigerator.

Recipi of cuisin

for ４ persons

  • flour (mild flour)500g
  • Lukewarm water (30 ℃)200〜220ml
  • Salttablespoon 1/2
  • Floured surfacea little.

[ Soup of ear noodles ]

  • Water1ℓ
  • Shiitake mushroom100g
  • Carrot120g
  • Chicken100g
  • Green vegetable50g
  • Boiled fish paste50g
  • Leek50g
  • Dried bonito30〜50g
  • Soy saucetablespoon 5
  • Sweet rice cooking winetablespoon 5
  • Saltteaspoon 1
1.
Soup stock is made. If water boils, I put in dried bonito, make them brought to boil lightly, turn off heat and skim the stock, and it's exceeded in a washcloth after it's done for a while.
2.
Salt is put in lukewarm water and it's often melted.
3.
I screen flour once and put it in a rather big ball.
4.
I screen flour once and put it in a rather big ball.
5.
Fabric is put on a board of noodles and it's put off thin using a rolling pin. (Floured surface is used for the degree which doesn't stick.)
6.
If it can be put off thin, it's cut into 6 x 4 cm of bigness of the matchbox.
7.
It's broken in half of side and it's broken like a collar of a shirt.
8.
It's boiled for about 10 minutes by enough hot water, it's exposed to water and it's given to a basket.
9.
Shiitake mushroom and carrot are cut into thin strips and chicken is cut rather small.
10.
Green vegetable is boiled and it's cut into 3cm.
11.
Boiled fish paste is cut thin.
12.
Leek, for condiments, slicing.
13.
If soup stock boils, chicken, carrot and shiitake mushroom are boiled.
14.
If it becomes soft, the taste is arranged by soy sauce, sweet rice cooking wine and salt and it's boiled quickly including ear noodles.
15.
It's heaped on a container and green vegetable, boiled fish paste and leek are displayed in the top.
※ A taste is fine for a topping of soup.

Information provided by : "A dish of the hometown I'd like to hand down to a child and my grandchild and, CHIGI" issue Tochigi-ken agriculture person conversazione

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