[Akita Prefecture] The delicious relationship between Kiritanpo hotpot and Hinai chicken!

Akita Prefecture's "Kiritanpo Nabe" is a famous local dish that originated in Kazuno City in northern Akita Prefecture , but the deliciousness of "Kiritanpo" also lies in the delicious dashi stock. Hinai Jidori chicken, also from Akita Prefecture, is often used in the dashi stock of Kiritanpo, and is an essential ingredient.

Akita Prefecture's proud Hinai chicken and "Tanpo mochi" made from delicious rice combine to create the essential deliciousness of "Kiritanpo Nabe."

This time, we will explore the delicious relationship between Kiritanpo hotpot and Hinai Jidori chicken, which is also used in the soup stock

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Why is Hinai Jidori chicken now used in Kiritanpo nabe?

So, let's start by explaining why Hinai Jidori chicken came to be used in Kiritanpo nabe

Hinai Jidori is a local chicken that Odate City in northern Akita Prefecture is proud of. Nowadays, Hinai Jidori, Nagoya Cochin, and Satsuma Jidori are famous as the three most delicious local chickens.

One of the characteristics of Hinai Jidori is that it does not get too tough even when simmered. And because it does not get too tough even when simmered in a pot, it has come to be used in Kiritanpo nabe

Hinai Jidori chicken has no excess fat, is chewy, and has a delicious flavor. Its flavor and taste do not disappear even when cooked in a hot pot, and it is characterized by its rich meaty taste. It has no excess fat, and the fat has a rich flavor. Therefore, when cooked in a hot pot, the more you chew it, the more you can enjoy the rich flavor and aroma

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Kiritanpo nabe is a local dish packed with the delicious ingredients of northern Akita Prefecture

In other words, it is a product of the combination of kiritanpo, which originated in Kazuno City in northern Akita Prefecture, and the deliciousness of Hinai Jidori, which originates in Odate City in northern Akita Prefecture. If these two had not come together, it is safe to say that such a delicious dish would not have been born

Kiritanpo hotpot also stands out for the deliciousness of its soup, and the deliciousness of the soup made from Hinai chicken is also an essential part of it

Hinai chicken pairs well with the soy sauce flavor of Kiritanpo hotpot

Kiritanpo nabe is now often made with soy sauce, but the stock is also made from Hinai Jidori chicken, which combines with the amino acids in the soy sauce to create a delicious flavor

The soup for the kiritanpo hotpot is made by taking the broth from Hinai Jidori chicken and simmering each part of the chicken, such as the carcass, wing bones, legs, and guts, in a large pot for a long time. By using a generous amount of Hinai Jidori chicken and simmering it for a long time, a beautiful, sparkling Hinai Jidori chicken clear soup is created

When combined with soy sauce, it becomes an excellent and popular kiritanpo hotpot soup

Hinai Jidori chicken soup with the delicious soy sauce from Kazuno City, the birthplace of Kiritanpo

In Akita Prefecture, "Hina Jidori Soup" is sold as a soup for many kiritanpo hotpots. Here, we will introduce "Kiritanpo Hotpot Soup" and "Hina Jidori Soup" from "Asari Sasuke Shoten" in particular, so why not discover the secret to their deliciousness?

In Kazuno City, the birthplace of kiritanpo, there is a long-established miso and soy sauce maker called Asari Sasuke Shoten. This company has a history of changing the flavor of kiritanpo hotpot, which had previously been miso or salt, to soy sauce using their own soy sauce

Until then, soy sauce was difficult to obtain, so miso-flavored or salt-flavored Kiritanpo nabe was the norm, but the miso and soy sauce brewery Asari Sasuke Shoten established the soy sauce-flavored Kiritanpo nabe

Asari Sasuke Shoten sells "Kiritanpo Nabe Tsuyu" and "Hina Jidori Soup" so that they can be used in a wide variety of dishes. Hinai Jidori soup is popular because it has just the right amount of fat that glistens and is flavorful, making it delicious not only for hot pot dishes, but also for soba, udon, takikomi gohan (rice cooked with rice), and oyakodon (chicken and egg rice bowls)

In other words, the secret to the deliciousness of Kiritanpo Nabe can be found in the soy sauce from Kazuno City, the birthplace of Kiritanpo, the Hinai Jidori chicken that Odate City is so proud of, and the many other things that were discovered in northern Akita Prefecture

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If you want to try the deliciousness of Hinai Jidori Chicken Soup

If you'd like to try Akita's delicious local dish, Kiritanpo Nabe, you should try it with Hinai Jidori chicken soup. Asari Sasuke Shoten sells Kiritanpo Nabe Soup, which is made by extracting stock in-house from Hinai Jidori chicken carcasses and combining it with brewed, authentic soy sauce. It's free of artificial seasonings

They also sell "Hina Jidori Tsuyu" and "Hina Jidori Soup" which are free of added chemical seasonings, so why not try making a delicious hotpot?

Asari Sasuke Shoten<Information>

• Name: Asari Sasuke Shoten Co., Ltd
• Address: 27-3 Hanawa Kannon-do, Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture
• Phone number: 0186-23-3127
• Business hours: 8:00-17:00 (closed Saturdays and Sundays)
• Official URL: https://www.fukuzyu.com/

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