Menu in English – 釜めしなかい

Kinoko Kamameshi
Sansai-Okowa Kamameshi
Unagi Kamameshi
Chicken and Burdock-root Kamameshi
Spring and Autumn Specials

【K1】Kinoko Kamameshi – ¥1,700

(Topping of Japanese shimeji* and green peas)

【K2】Kinoko Kamameshi with miso soup (instead of vegetable soup) – ¥1,300
Kinoko Kamameshi with Tomato vegetable soup (instead of vegetable soup) – add ￥100

"Kinoko – mushroom or fungus usually grown on dead wood.
Shimeji commonly grows on beech wood."

With mizutaki* (Vegetable Soup), Japanese pickles, sashimi-konnyaku* and manjuu*

【K3】Sansai-Okowa Kamameshi – ¥1,800

Sticky rice topped with mountain vegetables
【K4】 (or normal rice, if preferred, topped with mountain vegetables) – ¥1,700

【K5】 Sansai-Okowa Kamameshi with miso soup (instead of vegetable soup) – ¥1,400
Sansai-Okowa Kamameshi with Tomato vegetable soup (instead of vegetable soup) – add ￥100

"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”

With mizutaki* (Vegetable Soup), Japanese pickles, sashimi-konnyaku* and manjuu*

【K12】 Unagi Kamameshi – ¥3,300

【K13】 Unagi Kamameshi with miso soup (instead of vegetable soup) – ¥2,900
Unagi Kamameshi with Tomato vegetable soup (instead of vegetable soup) – add ￥100

【K6】 Chicken and Burdock-root Kamameshi (30-per-day limit) – ¥2,000

【K7】 Chicken and Burdock-root Kamameshi with miso soup (instead of vegetable soup) – ¥1,600
Chicken and Burdock-root Kamameshi with Tomato vegetable soup (instead of vegetable soup) – add ￥100

(Please note that Chicken and Burdock-root Kamameshi is not available at the same time as Spring and Autumn Specials)

With mizutaki* (Vegetable Soup), Japanese pickles, sashimi-konnyaku* and manjuu*

【K10】Kuri Kamameshi (Chestnut Kamameshi) – ¥1,900

【K11】Kuri Kamameshi with miso soup (instead of vegetable soup) – ¥1,500
Kuri Kamameshi with Tomato vegetable soup (instead of vegetable soup) – add ￥100

Autumn Special (mid-September to mid-October)

【K8】Takenoko Kamameshi – ¥1,800

【K9】Takenoko Kamameshi with miso soup (instead of vegetable soup) – ¥1,400
Takenoko Kamameshi with Tomato vegetable soup (instead of vegetable soup) – add ￥100

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."

With mizutaki* (Vegetable Soup), Japanese pickles, sashimi-konnyaku* and manjuu*

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.

Fish Teishoku
Tororo Teishoku
Fried Chicken Teishoku
Fried Sliced Pork Teishoku

Fish Teishoku – Grilled river-fish set – All ￥1,500

(Salt-flavour grilled)

【T1】Yamame (masu trout) Teishoku
【T2】Iwana (charr) Teishoku
【T3】Ayu (sweetfish) Teishoku
【T4】Nijimasu (rainbow trout) Teishoku

With rice, miso soup and Japanese pickles

【T5】Tororo Teishoku – ¥1,300

"Tororo – a sticky mass made by grating the 'nagaimo' yam"

With rice, miso soup and Japanese pickles

【T6】Fried Chicken Teishoku – ¥1,500

With rice, miso soup and Japanese pickles

【T7】Fried Sliced Pork Teishoku – ¥1,450

With rice, miso soup and Japanese pickles

Zaru Soba
Sansai Soba
Soba with Tororo
Zaru Udon
Kirikomi Udon