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English Reviews (Reviews Total Language : 81 reviews)
“Lovely unagi, condiments, and tea!”
The line was quite long and it took more than an hour of waiting to get in. The food and service was excellent although we have had better unagi in other places. The tea that is suggested to be eaten with the unagi as soup is superb however. If you have the patience, this is a nice place to visit.
Visited May 2019
“Great eel in downtown Sakae”
The review here by David H gives a perfect summary of the dish that 5 of us ate for lunch in Oct 17. The food was wonderful and the price very reasonable for Hitsumabushi. The green tea has mild dashi added which balances well with the other components. The staff were very friendly and very accepti...ng of the small child in our group who was a bundle of energy. The service was great. This restaurant is downstairs in the Sakae Gas Building (but there is a lift) and we did book ahead because it is so popular.
Visited October 2017
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“Delicious Hitsumabushi (Eel Rice Trio)”
Eel is slit open along the belly and grilled whole without steaming - that's the Nagoya style of cooking eel. Different to most of eel rice, Hitsumabushi is a local eel dish, which is said to have originated at the end of Meiji Era as waitresses dished up each serving of chopped grilled eel on rice ...from a large wooden tub for keeping cooked rice (o-hitsu) into individual bowls of customers in a tatami-mat room. The eating procedure is also unique. To begin with, the whole eel dish is divided into four portions. You put the first portion into your bowl and enjoy as it is; then you put the second helping in and put on some condiments (wasabi horseradish, nori dried laver, mitsuba trefoil, etc.) to your taste. The basic spice combination is chopped green onions, grated wasabi, and nori seaweed sheet cut into pieces, which go well with grilled eel. Enjoy the changes in tastes. Then you have the third portion in the same manner as the second portion plus green tea or broth poured over it, like o-chazuke soup with rice. And, finally, you can enjoy the remaining portion repeating one of the three methods you liked best! This restaurant is one of famous Nagoya Hitsumabushi restaurants. Don’t miss this unique Nagoya eel rice cuisine if you even come to Nagoya.
Visited March 2017
