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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
【K1】Kinoko Kamameshi – ¥1,700
【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."

【K3】Sansai-Okowa Kamameshi – ¥1,800
【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”

【K12】 Unagi Kamameshi – ¥3,500
【K13】 Unagi Kamameshi with miso soup (instead of vegetable soup) – ¥3,100
Unagi Kamameshi with Tomato vegetable soup (instead of vegetable soup) – add ¥100
Production Area : Aichi ken, Mikawaisshiki
【K6】 Chicken and Burdock-root Kamameshi (30-per-day limit) – ¥2,000
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)

【K10】Kuri Kamameshi (Chestnut Kamameshi) – ¥1,900
Kuri Kamameshi with Tomato vegetable soup (instead of vegetable soup) – add ¥100
Autumn Special (mid-September to mid-October)

【K8】Takenoko Kamameshi – ¥1,800
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."

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 ¥1,500
【T1】Yamame (masu trout) Teishoku
【T2】Iwana (charr) Teishoku
【T3】Ayu (sweetfish) Teishoku
【T4】Nijimasu (rainbow trout) Teishoku

【T5】Tororo Teishoku – ¥1,300

【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
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

【N1】Zaru Soba – cold soba on “zaru” bamboo tray – ¥750
Large serving of soba and udon – add ¥150
【N2】Sansai Soba – ¥800
Large serving of soba and udon – add ¥150
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.
【N3】Soba with tororo – ¥850
Large serving of soba and udon – add ¥150
Tororo – a sticky mass made by grating the ‘nagaimo’ yam
【N4】Zaru Udon – cold udon on “zaru” bamboo tray – ¥750
Large serving of soba and udon – add ¥150
【N5】Kirikomi Udon – Hot udon noodles with chopped vegetables – ¥850
Large serving of soba and udon – add ¥150
Side dishes
- Mushroom dishes
- Fish dishes
- Meat dishes
- Soup
- Small dishes

【S1】Shimofuri-dake yaki – ¥650
(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

【S2】Shimeji mushroom mixed with freshly ground wasabi – ¥430
Kinoko – mushroom or fungus usually grown on dead wood.
Shimeji commonly grows on beech wood.

Shioyaki – Grilled River Fish – All ¥800
- 【S3】Yamame (masu trout) Shioyaki
- 【S4】Ayu (sweetfish) Shioyaki
- 【S5】Iwana (charr) Shioyaki
- 【S6】Nijimasu (rainbow trout) Shioyaki
Shioyaki – salt-flavour grilled
【S7】Kara-age – ¥800
(Deep-fried seasoned chicken)
【S8】Fried sliced pork – ¥750
【S9】Jumbo Yakitori chicken (one for one person) – ¥400
【S10】Basashi – horsemeat sashimi – ¥950
Yaki – cooked by frying or grilling

【S12】Mizutaki – ¥550
(Vegetable soup with slice of lemon)
Mizutaki – Clear vegetable Soup with chiken and Japanese style soup stock.

【S18】Tomato Mizutaki – ¥650
(Tomato Vegetable soup with slice of lemon)
Mizutaki – Tomato vegetable Soup with chiken and Japanese style soup stock.

【S13】Sashimi-konnyaku – ¥650
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 – ¥380
(Sashimi-konnyaku with miso sauce)
Miso – traditional Japanese flavouring made from fermented soybeans.

【S15】Tororo (ground yam paste) – ¥600
Tororo – a sticky mass made by grating the ‘nagaimo’ yam

【S16】Tsukimi – ¥650
(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.
【S17】Tsukemono – Japanese Pickles – ¥450
Drinks & Dessert
- Alcohol
- Soft drink
- Dessert
【D1】Draft Beer (Medium) 500ml – ¥650
【D2】Draft Beer (Small) 300ml – ¥450
【D3】Kirin Beer (Medium bottle) 500ml – ¥650
【D4】No-alcohol beer 330ml – ¥400

【D5】Sake (180ml) Alcohol 15~16% Hot/Cold – ¥450
【D6】Sake (360ml) Alcohol 15~16% Hot/Cold – ¥900
【D7】Gensyumasuzake (180ml) Sake in a wooden box on a saucer – Alcohol 17~18% – ¥780
【D8】Namazake (Cold sake) (360ml) – ¥1,000
【D9】Kotsuzake (Sake containing grilled Iwana fish) (360ml) – ¥1,600
【D10】Chuhai* on the rocks – ¥700
【D11】Chuhai Ochawari (chuhai with green tea and ice) – ¥580
【D12】Chuhai Oolongwari (chuhai with oolong tea and ice) – ¥580
【D13】Chuhai Mizuwari (chuhai with water and ice) – ¥530
Chuhai – abbreviation of shouchuu highball – shouchuu being a distinctively Japanese distilled alcoholic beverage.