Nezushi (fermented sushi)

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Natural Food Inn, Airi
Meiho, Gujo City

Address：1008 Meiho-Hatasa, Gujo City［Map］

Phone Number：0575-87-2400

Opening Hour：11:00～14:00 / 19:00～21:00 (reservation required)
Nezushi is from mid-December to the end of March. (reservation required)

Holiday：Irregular holidays

Parking Capacity：15 cars

Access

Approx. 20 minutes by car from Tokai-Hokuriku Expressway "Gujo-Hachiman IC"

No "fermented" varieties can beat "Nezushi"

Nezushi of Airi is served from the middle of winter to the springtime. Malted rice is used generously for an extended fermentation period while the extracted water is manually removed to enhance the taste. The Nezushi hand-made by the landlady is an excellent choice having a captivating sweet and sour flavor.

Service period：From mid-December to late March
Please call us to confirm and make a reservation.

＜Messages from the Staff＞ We are determined to preserve and offer the taste of our locality.

We offer dishes using seasonal local products.

"Nezushi" is a masterpiece food created in severe winter of Meiho.

Sweet and sour "Nezushi" is loved by all generations.

Our Onsen is supplied from Meiho spring source. Enjoy Meiho Keichan dish also.

Road Station Miki no Sato, Sanmaze Kobo
Maze, Gero City

Address：1447-1 Maze-Nishimura, Gero City［Map］

Phone Number：0576-47-2133

H　　 P：http://mazekanko.jp/food

Opening Hour：9:00～16:00 ( April〜December)/ 9:00～15:00 (January〜March)

Holiday：Irregular holidays (during January and February, open only on Saturdays, Sundays and national holidays)

Parking Capacity：26 cars

Access

Approx. 20 minutes by car from JR Takayama Main Line "Hida-Hagiwara Station"

Fresh flavor from lactic acid bacteria, served only December to February

Nezushi is one of the food items which are not made so often in households due to the changing dietary trends.
Nezushi (a kind of sushi fermented with fish and vegetables) from Sanmaze Kobo has a lighter flavor than normal Nezushi, so it is easy to eat even for beginners.

Service period：From mid-December to late February
Please call us to confirm.

＜Messages from the Staff＞ Our desire is to preserve the dwindling local dishes and hand them down to generations to come. Try our food with sake in a new year celebration.

"Yawai" means preparation. Winter doesn't come unless we make Nezushi.

Mixed rice is left for 2, 3 weeks for fermentation.

We offer local vegetables and specialties. We can also deliver them to your home.

You can experience making "Goheimochi" and pizza.(reservation required)

Nezushi recipe

Ingredients :

(serves 4)
・120g daikon radish
・16g carrot
・A small amount of ginger
・50g koji (A kind of mold on boiled rice)
・100g rice
・56g salted trout
・A dash salt

Method

①Remove the salted trout’s bones and chop it finely. Mince a piece of ginger.

②Cut Japanese white radish and carrots into fine strips and rub them with salt.

③Boil rice normally, cool it down a little, and then mix with koji.

④Mix ①, ②, and ③. Let it sit for about 2 weeks before eating.

The recipe source：Gifu Prefecture School Dietician Association

※Recipes vary by region and family.

Natural Food Inn, Airi Meiho, Gujo City

Road Station Miki no Sato, Sanmaze Kobo Maze, Gero City

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Natural Food Inn, Airi
Meiho, Gujo City

Road Station Miki no Sato, Sanmaze Kobo
Maze, Gero City