Tsugi jiru (soup)

Also called "kara (chilly) jiru", it is a rare soup dish cooked only in the Meiho area of Gujo city. Large amounts of red pepper are carefully boiled with seaweed to extract a broth, to which locally made hard tofu cut into pieces is added, and it is then seasoned with soy sauce, sugar, etc. The dish captivates eaters with its deep broth flavor and sweet taste, which is followed by a spicy chili hotness.

Read the recipe

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Japanese Restaurant Okami-san
Meiho, Gujo City

Address：1015 Meiho-Otani, Gujo City (at the Road Station Meiho Masumi no Sato Park)［Map］

Phone Number：0575-87-3158

H　　 P：http://meiho-ladies.co.jp/

Opening Hour：11:00～16:00（LO.15:00）
1st and 3rd Thursday of the month、every Friday

Holiday：Fridays

Parking Capacity：124 cars

Access

Approx. 20 minutes by car from Tokai-Hokuriku Expressway "Gujo-Hachiman IC" via Forest Road, Seseragi Kaido
Approx. 70 minutes by car from JR Takayama Main Line "Takayama Station" via National Route 158

"Unforgettable taste" created by Gujo pepper and local hard tofu

The trick is to roast the local chili pepper called "Gujo nanban" to give it a flavor and to mince tofu as finely as possible. The soup stock is carefully made from kelp, dried shiitake mushrooms, and dried small sardine to create a "spicy but addictive taste."

Service period：All year round
Please call us to confirm.

＜Messages from the Staff＞ You have to come here and try it if you are in Meiho. We serve you the taste of mom's cooking.

Served in a set meal or as a single dish.

We cherish the deep taste coming from special broth.

Local red peppers being roasted.

Run by Meiho Ladies Inc. Meiho ham steak set meal is also popular.

Sushi Shinano
Meiho, Gujo City

Address：582-5 Meiho-Futamate, Gujo City［Map］

Phone Number：0575-87-2103

Opening Hour：Lunch (reservation only)／17:00～22:00

Holiday：Mondays

Parking Capacity：4 cars

Access

Approx. 30 minutes by car from Tokai-Hokuriku Expressway "Gujo-Hachiman IC" via Forest Road, Seseragi Kaido

A set meal of "sushi and tugi-jiru soup" of unique taste

This meal set has "Tsugi jiru," local specialty soup, to go with other dishes.The first sip gives a sweet taste, which is followed by spiciness. It goes extremely well with sushi as well. Tsugi jiru is served upon reservation as it takes longer to prepare it.

Service period：All year round
Please call us to confirm.

＜Messages from the Staff＞ Please call us to check availability of Tsugi jiru soup and make a reservation.

We use hard local tofu which brings out the sweetness in soy beans.

Sushi is served at reasonable prices.

Various seating areas; counter, raised floor with tatami mats or tables.

Please let us know in advance on the phone if you wish to try our Tsugi jiru.

Tsugi jiru recipe

Ingredients :

(serves 2)
・Soup stock (you can add dried shiitake mushrooms): You can add by pack or grains
・350ml water
・2 taka-no-tsume (gamblea innovans (species of deciduous tree))
・【A】2 tablespoon soy sauce
・【A】2 tablespoon sake
・【A】A pinch sugar
・【A】About 1/4 tofu
・【A】Seaweed : As much as you like
・【A】Fu (Wheat gluten cake) : As much as you like

Method

①Put soup stock to the water in a pot. (Let it sit for a few hours)

②Roast the taka-no-tsume a little bit, break them in half, put them in a tea pack, and put it in ① over a fire to boil. (3-5 minutes)

③Taste it. If it is hot, add【A】and let it boil.

④If the taste isn’t strong enough, add soy sauce (not included in quantity).

The recipe source：(General incorporated association) Gujo City Tourism Federation

※Recipes vary by region and family.

Tsugi jiru (soup)

Japanese Restaurant Okami-san Meiho, Gujo City

Sushi Shinano Meiho, Gujo City

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Japanese Restaurant Okami-san
Meiho, Gujo City

Sushi Shinano
Meiho, Gujo City