Make fried tofu bowl at home! [Miyagi Prefecture] Delicious B-grade gourmet food originating from the country

A famous B-class gourmet dish in Miyagi Prefecture Aburafu Don .

The fried gluten rice bowl became famous nationwide through the B-1 Grand Prix and the Secret Kenmin Show. The fried gluten used in the dish is commonly known as "Sendai-fu" and is sold in Miyagi and southern Iwate prefectures.

This time, I made a fried tofu rice bowl and enjoyed it!

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The secret of fried tofu: it's a specialty of Tome City, but is it actually Sendai tofu?

Tome City was formed in northern Miyagi Prefecture when eight towns in Tome County merged with Tsuyama Town in Motoyoshi County during the "Heisei Great Merger." It is said that fried tofu was born in the Tome region.

In northern Miyagi Prefecture, it was traditional to serve shojin ryori (vegetarian cuisine) during Obon. Because shojin ryori does not use meat, there was a lack of protein sources. This is why fried gluten was invented

Fried tofu is known as a specialty of Tome City, but in Miyagi Prefecture it is sold under the name "Sendai Fu," which is a registered trademark of Yamagataya,

The name "Sendai Fu" comes from the fact that Tome City was the territory of the former Sendai domain during the Edo period, so the name "Sendai" was used to make the product known nationwide as a local Miyagi ingredient

I love the fact that a Tome City specialty is sold as Sendai gluten by a Yamagata store,

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Yamagataya Shoten <Information>

• Name: Yamagataya Shoten
• Address: 16 Yanagimachi, Tsuyamacho, Tome City, Miyagi Prefecture, 986-0401
• Phone number: 0225-682066
• Official URL: https://sendaifu.jp/

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What is the difference between fried tofu and regular tofu?

Fu is usually made by boiling and drying gluten, a protein found in wheat flour. Baked fu is called yakifu, and deep-fried fu is called agedfu, with abura-fu being one of these deep-fried fu

Fried tofu is a spherical tofu used in Chinese cuisine, while fried tofu is long and thin, shaped like a French loaf of bread, about 5cm in diameter and 25-30cm long

It is typically cut into 1cm round slices and used in miso soup like regular tofu, as a meat substitute for nikujaga (beef and potato stew), or in stews

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The juice oozes out with just one bite! What is the appeal of aburafu donburi?

However, fried tofu was only recently born as a B-grade gourmet food

It seems to have originated in the 1980s in a restaurant in Tome City as an alternative to katsudon or oyakodon for people who can't eat meat. Rather than being a traditional food, it is truly considered a B-grade gourmet dish!

The fried tofu in fried tofu rice bowl has a texture similar to meat, as it has been used in place of meat

It's soft like wheat gluten, but because it's deep-fried, the outside is firm and the juice oozes out with one bite. The deep-frying process also locks in the flavor of the wheat flour, so the rich flavor is released in your mouth with each bite, and the fact that it's low in oil and rich in protein makes it a healthy dish, which is another attraction of abura-fu donburi

Well, sorry for the wait!

In the next section, we'll introduce a simple recipe for how to make this fried gluten rice bowl at home! Enjoy the taste of Tome's hometown in the comfort of your own home!

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Sorry for the wait! We'll show you how to make a quick and easy fried gluten rice bowl!

Fried gluten rice bowl (for two) recipe

material

• 1 piece of fried tofu
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 onion
• 400ml water
• 1 teaspoon granulated soup stock
• 1 tablespoon each of soy sauce, sake, and mirin
• Your favorite garnishes, such as pickled plums and pickled ginger

How to make

1. Slice the onion. If you want to enjoy different textures, slice it thickly

2. Fry the sliced ​​onions until golden brown

3. Add 400ml of water and once it boils, add the granulated milk and other seasonings

4. Once it boils again, add the fried tofu

5. Once the fried tofu has absorbed the liquid, immediately coat it with egg

6Serve over rice and garnish with your favorite side dishes

7. Delicious♪

That's it for the recipe for fried gluten rice bowl. Easy, right?

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summary

If you cook the fried tofu for too long, it will become soggy and you won't be able to enjoy the juicy juices that ooze out. Therefore, the trick is to coat it with egg as soon as it has absorbed the juices and then serve it on top of rice

Whether you're from Miyagi Prefecture or not, give it a try! It's delicious!

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