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KAMAMESHI NAKAI
Kamameshi
Our specialty
Rice steamed in a porcelain pot with soy sauce, stock and vegetables
Kindly refer to the Glossary below for any unfamiliar terms.
- Kinoko Kamameshi
- Sansai-Okowa Kamameshi
- Unagi Kamameshi
- Chicken and Burdock-root Kamameshi
- Spring and Autumn Specials
Kinoko Kamameshi Set – ¥1,950
Kinoko Kamameshi Set with miso soup (instead of vegetable soup) – ¥1,600
Kinoko Kamameshi with Tomato vegetable soup (instead of vegetable soup) – add ¥110
"Kinoko – mushroom or fungus usually grown on dead wood.
Shimeji commonly grows on beech wood."
Sansai-Okowa Kamameshi Set – ¥2,100
Sansai-Okowa Kamameshi Set with miso soup (instead of vegetable soup) – ¥1,730
Sansai-Okowa Kamameshi with Tomato vegetable soup (instead of vegetable soup) – add ¥110
"Sansai – mountain vegetables. A range of wild plants is found seasonally in the Okutama region. Some are available naturally for mere weeks and are considered delicacies. They include young leaf sprays, flower buds, soft stems and fern tips”
”Okowa – Sticky (glutinous) rice”
Unagi Kamameshi Set – ¥3,950
Unagi Kamameshi with Tomato vegetable soup (instead of vegetable soup) – add ¥110
Production Area : Aichi ken, Mikawaisshiki
Chicken and Burdock-root Kamameshi Set (30-per-day limit) – ¥2,400
Chicken and Burdock-root Kamameshi with Tomato vegetable soup (instead of vegetable soup) – add ¥110
(Please note that Chicken and Burdock-root Kamameshi is not available at the same time as Spring and Autumn Specials)
Takenoko Kamameshi Set – ¥2,100
Takenoko Kamameshi with Tomato vegetable soup (instead of vegetable soup) – add ¥110
Springtime Special (mid-April to mid-May)
"Takenoko – bamboo shoot. Fat bamboo shoots burst through the forest floor for a brief period during spring and their tender tips are highly prized."
Kuri Kamameshi Set (Chestnut Kamameshi) – ¥2,300
Kuri Kamameshi with Tomato vegetable soup (instead of vegetable soup) – add ¥110
Autumn Special (mid-September to mid-October)
Glossary
- Kama – iron pot (the porcelain bowl imitates the shape of the original Japanese iron pot for cooking rice)
- Mizutaki – Clear vegetable Soup with chicken and Japanese style soup stock.
- Sashimi-konnyaku – Konnyaku is a firm jelly-like health food (high fibre, no calories) derived from the konnyaku potato. “Sashimi-konnyaku” refers to thin-sliced, ready-to-eat konnyaku. Add soy sauce and wasabi for taste.
- Manjuu – Soft bun with sweet bean-paste filling. The filling is called “anko” in Japanese, and it is made from sugar and boiled adzuki beans.
- Miso – traditional Japanese flavouring made from fermented soybeans.
Teishoku – Set Meal Menu
- Teishoku – set meal with a main dish and side dishes of rice, miso soup and Japanese pickles.
- Fish Teishoku
- Tororo Teishoku
- Fried Chicken Teishoku
- Fried Sliced Pork Teishoku
Fish Teishoku – Grilled river-fish set – All ¥1,650
Yamame (masu trout) Teishoku
Iwana (charr) Teishoku
Ayu (sweetfish) Teishoku
Nijimasu (rainbow trout) Teishoku
Tororo Teishoku – ¥1,430
Fried Chicken Teishoku – ¥1,650
With rice, miso soup and Japanese pickles
Fried Sliced Pork Teishoku – ¥1,595
With rice, miso soup and Japanese pickles
Noodles
- Soba – noodles made from buckwheat flour
- Udon – thick and soft wheat noodles
- Ramen – thin and long wheat noodles
- Zaru Soba
- Sansai Soba
- Soba with Tororo
- Zaru Udon
- Kirikomi Udon
Zaru Soba – cold soba on “zaru” bamboo tray – ¥825
Large serving of soba and udon – add ¥160
Sansai Soba – ¥880
Large serving of soba and udon – add ¥160
Sansai – mountain vegetables. A range of wild plants is found seasonally in the Okutama region. Some are available naturally for mere weeks and are considered delicacies. They include young leaf sprays, flower buds, soft stems and fern tips.
Soba with tororo – ¥935
Large serving of soba and udon – add ¥160
Tororo – a sticky mass made by grating the ‘nagaimo’ yam
Zaru Udon – cold udon on “zaru” bamboo tray – ¥825
Large serving of soba and udon – add ¥160
Kirikomi Udon – Hot udon noodles with chopped vegetables – ¥990
Large serving of soba and udon – add ¥160
Side dishes
- Mushroom dishes
- Fish dishes
- Meat dishes
- Soup
- Small dishes
Shimofuri-dake yaki – ¥660
(Shimofuri-dake mushrooms cooked with butter and oil on a hotplate)
Shimofuri-dake – Shortened version of “Shimofuri hiratake”. This is a new type of mushroom produced through the crossbreeding of European hiratake with the traditionally prized Japanese hiratake.
Yaki – cooked by frying or grilling
Shimeji mushroom mixed with freshly ground wasabi – ¥480
Kinoko – mushroom or fungus usually grown on dead wood.
Shimeji commonly grows on beech wood.
Shioyaki – Grilled River Fish – All ¥880
- Yamame (masu trout) Shioyaki
- Ayu (sweetfish) Shioyaki
- Iwana (charr) Shioyaki
- Nijimasu (rainbow trout) Shioyaki
Shioyaki – salt-flavour grilled
Okutama Yamame fish sashimi (limited quantity) – ¥990
Kara-age – ¥880
(Deep-fried seasoned chicken)
Fried sliced pork – ¥825
Jumbo Yakitori chicken (one for one person) – ¥495
Basashi – horsemeat sashimi – ¥1,100
Yaki – cooked by frying or grilling
Mizutaki – ¥660
(Vegetable soup with slice of lemon)
Mizutaki – Clear vegetable Soup with chiken and Japanese style soup stock.
Tomato Mizutaki – ¥770
(Tomato Vegetable soup with slice of lemon)
Mizutaki – Tomato vegetable Soup with chiken and Japanese style soup stock.
Sashimi-konnyaku – ¥715
Sashimi-konnyaku – Konnyaku is a firm jelly-like health food (high fibre, no calories) derived from the konnyaku potato. “Sashimi-konnyaku” refers to thin-sliced, ready-to-eat konnyaku. Add soy sauce and wasabi for taste.
【S14】Konnyaku Miso-Dengaku 6 pieces – ¥480
(Sashimi-konnyaku with miso sauce)
Miso – traditional Japanese flavouring made from fermented soybeans.
Tororo (ground yam paste) – ¥660
Tororo – a sticky mass made by grating the ‘nagaimo’ yam
Tsukimi Tororo – ¥715
(Egg yolk on a bed of tororo yam paste)
Tsukimi – literally ‘moon viewing’. A raw egg yolk upon white tororo represents a yellow moon shining through white cloud. If you don’t love it already, maybe you never will.
Tsukemono – Japanese Pickles – ¥495
Nagori tofu – ¥495
Raw wasabi from Otamba Small – ¥300
Raw wasabi from Otamba Medium – ¥400
Raw wasabi from Otamba Large – ¥500
Drinks & Dessert
- Alcohol
- Soft drink
- Dessert
Draft Beer (Medium) 500ml – ¥715
Draft Beer (Small) 300ml – ¥528
Bottle Beer (Medium bottle) 500ml – ¥748
No-alcohol beer 330ml – ¥462
Sake (180ml) Alcohol 15~16% Hot/Cold – ¥605
Sake (360ml) Alcohol 15~16% Hot/Cold – ¥1,045
Gensyumasuzake (180ml) Sake in a wooden box on a saucer – Alcohol 17~18% – ¥880
Namazake (Cold sake) (300ml) – ¥1,045
Kotsuzake (Sake containing grilled Iwana fish) (360ml) – ¥1,870