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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 – ¥1,870

(Topping of Japanese shimeji* and green peas)

Kinoko Kamameshi Set with miso soup (instead of vegetable soup) – ¥1,520
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."
きのこ釜めし
With mizutaki* (Vegetable Soup), Japanese pickles, sashimi-konnyaku* and manjuu*

Sansai-Okowa Kamameshi Set – ¥1,980

Sticky rice topped with mountain vegetables
Sansai-Okowa Kamameshi Set with miso soup (instead of vegetable soup) – ¥1,630
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”
With mizutaki* (Vegetable Soup), Japanese pickles, sashimi-konnyaku* and manjuu*

Unagi Kamameshi Set – ¥3,850

Unagi Kamameshi Set with miso soup (instead of vegetable soup) – ¥3,500
Unagi Kamameshi with Tomato vegetable soup (instead of vegetable soup) – add ¥110
Production Area : Aichi ken, Mikawaisshiki
うなぎ釜めし
With mizutaki* (Vegetable Soup), Japanese pickles, sashimi-konnyaku* and manjuu*

Chicken and Burdock-root Kamameshi Set (30-per-day limit) – ¥2,200

Chicken and Burdock-root Kamameshi Set with miso soup (instead of vegetable soup) – ¥1,850
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)
With mizutaki* (Vegetable Soup), Japanese pickles, sashimi-konnyaku* and manjuu*

Takenoko Kamameshi Set – ¥1,980

Takenoko Kamameshi Set with miso soup (instead of vegetable soup) – ¥1,630
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."
竹の子釜めし

Kuri Kamameshi Set (Chestnut Kamameshi) – ¥2,090

Kuri Kamameshi Set with miso soup (instead of vegetable soup) – ¥1,740
Kuri Kamameshi with Tomato vegetable soup (instead of vegetable soup) – add ¥110

Autumn Special (mid-September to mid-October)
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.

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

(Salt-flavour grilled)

Yamame (masu trout) Teishoku
Iwana (charr) Teishoku
Ayu (sweetfish) Teishoku
Nijimasu (rainbow trout) Teishoku
With rice, miso soup and Japanese pickles

Tororo Teishoku – ¥1,430

"Tororo – a sticky mass made by grating the 'nagaimo' yam"
With rice, miso soup and Japanese pickles

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

 

Highball(whisky soda)- ¥528

Lemon Sour(Shochu with lemon juice) – ¥528

Oolong Hai(Shochu with Oolong tea) – ¥528

Potato Shochu – ¥605

Barley Shochu – ¥605

Coca Cola – ¥396

Orange Juice – ¥396

Oolong Tea  Hot/Cold – ¥396

Iced Coffee – ¥440

Hot Coffee – ¥495

Kirin Lemon(lemon soda)- ¥396

Melon Float – ¥660

Coffee Float – ¥660

Coca Cola Float – ¥660

Ice Cream – Vanilla flavour – ¥330

Ice Cream – Black sesame flavour – ¥330

Boiled Manju – ¥165