Unique haccho miso dishes from Nagoya, Japan
If you don’t know about haccho miso, go watch our haccho miso reel! This dark, ultra-savoury miso is a rare type of red miso that’s fermented for 2 years and has a distinctly acidic, slightly bitter flavour. While it’s quite strong on its own, it’s usually sweetened to make a richly sweet-savoury sauce, which suits the strong palates of Nagoya’s population. They’ve managed to incorporate haccho miso in every corner of their cuisine, so there’s bound to be something for everyone!
Gohei mochi
Grilled wholegrain mochi (glutinous rice balls) slathered in haccho miso sauce
We went to: Niisuzume Honten 新雀本店
2 Chome-30-12 Osu, Naka Ward, Nagoya, Aichi 460-0011, Japan
We spent: ¥360
Misokatsu
Deep-fried pork cutlets slathered or dipped in haccho miso sauce
Yabaton 矢場とん (Nagoya, Osaka, Tokyo)
https://nb0c101.gorp.jp/
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We spent: ¥4,520
Doteni
Pork offal and beef tendon simmered in a sweet haccho miso sauce. A side dish found in izakaya and restaurants.
Miso nikumi udon
Udon noodles simmered in a haccho miso soup with other ingredients
We DON’T recommend Taishoan Kamaharu – it’s too touristy, and a little bland.
Taishoan Kamaharu 大正庵 釜春 本店
6-9 Nakaokazakicho, Okazaki, Aichi 444-0921, Japan
http://www.kamahalu.co.jp/
We spent: ¥3,700
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