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

Akita Prefecture's ``Kiritanpo Hot Pot'' a famous local dish that originated in Kazuno City in northern Akita Prefecture but the deliciousness of ``Kiritanpo'' also lies in the deliciousness of the soup stock. Kiritanpo's dashi often uses Hinai Jidori chicken from Akita Prefecture, which is indispensable.

Akita Prefecture's proud Hinai chicken and ``Tanpo Mochi'' made from delicious rice come together to create the essential deliciousness of ``Kiritanpo Nabe''.

This time, we will take a closer look at the delicious relationship between Kiritanpo Nabe and Hinai Jidori, which is also used in the soup stock.

Why did Hinai chicken come to be used in Kiritanpo hot pot?

Let's start by introducing why Hinai chicken is used in Kiritanpo hotpot.

Hinai Jidori is a specialty of Odate City in northern Akita Prefecture. Nowadays, ``Hinai Jidori,'' ``Nagoya Cochin,'' and ``Satsuma Jidori'' are known as the three most delicious local chickens.

A characteristic of Hinai Jidori is that it does not become too hard even when stewed. Since it does not become too hard even when boiled in a pot, it came to be used in kiritanpo pots.

In addition, Hinai Jidori has no excess fat, has a moderate texture, and has a delicious flavor. It is characterized by a strong meat flavor that does not lose its flavor even when placed in a pot. There is no excess fat, and the fat has a rich flavor. Therefore, when you put it in a pot, you can enjoy the richness and aroma the more you chew it.

Kiritanpo hot pot is a local dish packed with delicious food from northern Akita Prefecture.

In other words, it is a combination of the deliciousness of Kiritanpo, which originates from Kazuno City in northern Akita Prefecture, and Hinai Jidori chicken, which originates from Odate City in northern Akita Prefecture. If they had not met, it can be said that such deliciousness would not have been created.

Kiritanpo hotpot also has a particularly delicious soup, and the deliciousness of the soup from the Hinai chicken is a must.

Hinai chicken that goes well with the soy sauce flavor of Kiritanpo hot pot

Nowadays, Kiritanpo hot pot is often made with soy sauce flavor, but the dashi is also made from Hinai chicken, which combines with the amino acids of soy sauce to create a delicious flavor.

Kiritanpo hot pot soup is made by taking the broth from Hinai chicken and boiling each part of the chicken, such as the carcass, wing bones, legs, and hollow parts, in a large pot for a long time. By using a large amount of Hinai chicken and simmering it for a long time, you can create a beautifully shining Hinai chicken soup.

By combining it with soy sauce, it becomes a popular kiritanpo hotpot soup.

Hinai chicken soup where you can enjoy the deliciousness of soy sauce from Kazuno City, the birthplace of Kiritanpo

In Akita Prefecture, ``Hinai Jidori Soup'' is sold as a popular kiritanpo hotpot soup. Here, we would like to introduce ``Kiritanpo Nabe Tsuyu'' and ``Hinai Jidori Soup'' from ``Asari Sasuke Shoten'', so why not learn the secret behind their deliciousness?

In Kazuno City, the birthplace of Kiritanpo, there is a long-established company that makes miso and soy sauce, ``Asari Sasuke Shoten'', and we would like to explain how they changed their ``Kiritanpo Hot Pot'', which had previously been made with miso or salt flavor, to soy sauce flavor with their own soy sauce. This is a company that owns

Until then, soy sauce was difficult to obtain, so miso-flavored or salt-flavored ``Kiritanpo nabe'' were the mainstream, but ``Asari Sasuke Shoten'', a miso and soy sauce brewing company, established the soy sauce-flavored ``Kiritanpo nabe''. Ta.

"Asari Sasuke Shoten" sells "Kiritanpo Nabe Tsuyu" and "Hinai Jidori Soup" so that they can be widely used. Hinai chicken soup is popular because it has just the right amount of fat and is rich in flavor, making it delicious not only for hotpot dishes, but also for soba, udon, takikomigohan, oyakodon, and other dishes.

In other words, looking at it this way, we can say that the secret to the deliciousness of ``Kiritanpo Nabe'' is the soy sauce from Kazuno City, the birthplace of Kiritanpo, Odate City's proud Hinai chicken, and many other ingredients found in northern Akita Prefecture.

If you want to try the deliciousness of Hinai chicken soup

If you want to try the delicious Akita local dish Kiritanpo Nabe, you should try it with Hinai chicken soup. Asari Sasuke Shoten sells ``Kiritanpo Nabe Tsuyu,'' which is made by extracting dashi from the bones of Hinai chicken and combining it with brewed soy sauce, without any chemical seasonings.

There are also ``Hinai Jidori Tsuyu'' and ``Hinai Jidori Soup'' that are free of chemical seasonings, so you might want to try making a delicious hotpot.

Asari Sasuke Store<Information>

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

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