In Hamamatsu City, known as the "Eel Sanctuary," it is said that there are exactly half of the shops with a taste of Kanze and a kansai flavor.
Among them, in 1892, a restaurant that began selling eels from Lake Hamana in meiji 25 (1892): Eel Fujita (うなぎ藤田), which inherits the taste of Sekifu, which has been cultivated over a long period of time, has its own unique aroma and texture, and is a top restaurant with very luxurious tastes.
The restaurant's emphasis on food is surprising.
Defishing, baking directly, steaming, brushing the sauce and then baking, four major steps
The eels of the "Eel Fujita" are all made in Japan. Compared with foreign-produced eels, the fishy odor is already relatively light. But it is more important to go to its fishy smell, known as "live かし込み":
"Stopping feeding a week before preparing to cook and then keeping them in clear water drawn from 115 meters underground will not only remove the fishy smell of the eels, but also make their flesh tight, more elastic and chewy." Shotoku Fujita, who inherited the fourth generation of representatives, introduced.
It doesn't sound difficult, but in fact, the "live かし込み" thing is only really done by the historic "Eel Fujita". Generally understood, if you do not feed the sheep for a week before doing it, the eel meat will always become thinner and the taste will become harder.
"Eel Fujita" is a Kanto method that opens from the back ridge, and then slowly steames after baking. Because the time is longer than other shops, even after experiencing the "Live かし込み" once, the meat will become very soft. Excess oil also comes out, so it's also healthy.
Finally there is a 3-repetition roast. When it is a little charred, it will emit the unique fragrance of "eel Fujita", and it will have a crunchy taste when bitten. This is no longer guan dongfeng, but: Hamamatsu wind!
The secret of aroma, in any case, depends on the sauce
The origin of this sauce almost overlapped from the time of the first "Eel Fujita" era, when ancestors and brothers opened together from Hino City, Tokyo.
Of course, the shop in Hamamatsu City later also passed on the sauce.
Although the taste of kanto in the city is light, there are always guests who will say: It is still the eel flavor of the Fujita family.
By the time of the 4th generation of heirs, adding a little sauce to the original, it has become a taste that continues to this day (this is also a city company secret).
The craftsmen who were clerks were actually opposed at first: too much was used, and the cost was even greater. However, if you cover your eyes and eat a bite to compare, it is indeed different. It was also because it was delicious, so everyone finally agreed.
Since the old and new sauces cannot be properly blended in one container, the store often has two sauce containers, and the old ones are used up and then the new ones are used up, and they are never mixed.
"Although guests can hardly eat it, this cannot be sloppy."
Hamamatsu Station store and Shiroganedai store
The main store of "Eel Fujita" is located about 20 minutes by car from Hamamatsu City Street. Although a little further from the center, due to the long history, there are many emotional entanglements.
"There are a lot of old customers here for two or three generations, and even if the storefront is a little farther away from the station, in order to always maintain the precious memory of 'the place in the memory, there is the taste of the memory', so it has been insisting on operating."
But after all, there are many customers outside of Tokyo and Shizuoka Prefecture. As a result, the Hamamatsu Ekimae Store and the Shirogane Terrace Store (Tokyo) have also been opened. For time-critical local business people, Hamamatsu Station Branch is a good choice. The Shirogane Terrace shop spread the smell of 'eel Fujita' to Tokyo, and everyone was very happy.
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Main Store:
Location: 3-21-12 Shodomechi, Naka-ku, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture
Phone: 053-438-1515
Hours: 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m
Closed: Thursdays
Hamamatsu Logistics Store
Location: Hotel Lithots Hamamatsu 2F, 322-7 Sunayamacho, Naka-ku, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture
Phone: 053-452-3232
Hours: 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m
Closed: Tuesdays
Shirokanedai Store
Location: 4-19-21 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Phone: 03-6432-5636
Closed: Mondays