It has been a while since I went to eat Sara-soba!
Soba on 5 small flat plates with wasabi, leek, yam, and egg as condiments to change the taste♪
It was cold and I wanted to drink heated sake!
We were told that there was only one type of heated sake, so we decided without hesitation!
The sake was heated in a tokkuri (sake bottle) with an Otsu-e painting on it and an inokuchi (sake cup).
When drunk alone, the sake has a strong flavor of rice, but when paired with dishes with strong flavors and fat, such as soba noodles, duck roast, and mackerel sushi, it goes very well with them!
I was happy to drink a little from noon. ❣️
Pon.
Good morning!
Soba noodles and sake...I personally like this combination! Sake is good to drink in the daytime...even better on a cold day because it warms you up!
Good morning, Pon-chan - ❤️ Dish Soba is good 🎵Duck meat is beautiful pink and thick ❗Delicious with hot sake 😆💕I want to go there too ‼️ I think my 5 pieces might not be enough 😅
Good morning, Ponchan: ☀️
Nice restaurant with a great atmosphere😍The soba and all the entrées look delicious and perfect with sake👌.
Nagisa-an, I remember it: ✍️
Good morning, Pon-chan 😃
Soba noodles❓Duck roast⁉️Saba sushi‼️ and hot sake is a luxurious lunch 🤣Takeuchi Sake Brewery took me to Kyukura last year at the opening of the brewery😊Tasty sake isn't it😋.
Hi Pon-chan 😃
Soba goes great with Sake 🍶It's so chic 😁.
Both duck roast and mackerel sushi go great with sake 😊I love them both too ☺️ Soba sauce broth also goes well with sake 🥰.
It was a luxurious moment 😄
Hello, Koizo 🐦.
Lunchtime sake! I can't get enough of this immorality 😁I wanted to have a plate of soba, but it's cold if it's all cold, so I had some hot sake 🍶It was cold sake a few years ago, but things change when they change 😆.
Hi pyonpyon 🐦.
You can add as many plates of soba as you like 🤣 they have some cold sake and if you ask, they can heat it up for you👍.
I'm Neki from the Otsu Prince Hotel 😁I hope to see you here ❣️
Hi Maru-san 🐦.
You are a quintessential Maru-san! Your memory is excellent👍I can't remember the name of the restaurant anymore no matter how many times I hear it 🤣.
I think it's about a 15 minute walk from Zessho station 🤔 if you are ever in this area!
Hi Ofuji 🐦.
I can't stop eating Soba and Sake 😆 This would be great with a side dish! I love duck roast 💕I go to this restaurant when I want to eat it 😁.
Hi Peco 🐦.
Soba is great, but mackerel sushi and duck roast with hot sake is the best 😁The sake itself looks sweet and tasty lukewarm, but hot sake is also good in this situation👍.
Come spring 😉.
Hi, Pon-chan!
When I heard "Sara-soba", I thought "Izushi", but it's in Otsu 😲.
As you said, you can enjoy your meal slowly with sake 😋.
Duck in winter has great fat and flavor, I'm getting hungry 😆.
Hi Pon 😃
I didn't know about dish-soba 😅the changing of flavors with condiments sounds fun 😊and of course the soba noodles! This dish appeals to me to drink 😍It would be rude not to drink it 😆.
Hi, Pon 😀
Soba noodles with hot sake, isn't it wonderful 😀.
Finally, I'm starting to appreciate heated sake a little more now 😅.
I hope to be able to order heated sake at stylish soba restaurants like this one soon 😀.
Hi Rafa 🐦.
This restaurant is only for lunch 💦The duck roast and mackerel sushi are excellent and I was thinking of having them with sake next time I come here 😁The sake alone is quite strong, but it's delicious with snacks ❣️
Hi Aladdin 🐦.
Yes, I agree! Soba sauce goes well with Sake 😊👍I can drink Sobayu alone if you want 😆I would like to keep looking for rice and snacks that go well with Sake and drink it ❣️
Hi Jive 🐦.
Izushi is the place to go for Sara-soba, isn't it? I had my first Sara-soba there too😊The proprietress is from Izushi and she started Sara-soba🤓.
Hi Jay & Nobby 🐦.
I love the duck roast here and now with sake 😁My husband was surprised that I didn't expect to drink from noon 😆 Of course not only I drank but he did too and we avoided being rude 😉.
Hi Yasbae 🐦.
I just wanted something warm because this day was all cold 😆💦I used to drink only cold sake, but now I can drink heated sake too 😁One of the good things about getting older 🤭.
Hello, Rutemi!
I like it when I see you having lunch and drinking at Soba noodles 😆 Soba noodles in Shinshu are delicious, but Soba noodles in town are also good 👍and it's easy to drink 🤣.
Shiga Local Sake Festival in Otsu 2023⑱.
Takeuchi Sake Brewery / "TADAI" "KOU NO IZUMI" Shiga Prefecture
Kanoizumi" is a regular brand that has been produced since the company's establishment.
Tadai" is a brand launched for the national market.
Meizu" is a brand that is distributed to a very small number of local sake specialty stores.
Mr. Naoto Nakamura, the toji, trained for 6 years under Mr. Naohiko Noguchi, who is considered a legendary Noto toji. He always matures his hi-ire sake for at least one year.
Kami-Sen Kounosen O-Mon
A mildly sweet and tasty sake.
It has a mild sweetness and umami taste.
Not so impressive...
I liked the fact that this time it was "Kano-sen" instead of "Yui", but I don't remember it because it was the last one 💦 Come to think of it, Takeuchi Sake Brewery was the last one at the Japanese Sake Festival, and I don't remember much about it 😅.
That's the end of the Shiga Sake Festival 🙏.
But since it's Sake Day, we'll continue with the second half of the Sake Go Around Kyoto 🤣.
Nemuchi, thanks for posting the Shiga Local Sake Festival ✨.
You didn't bring any Yuzu 😳.
I wonder if the Kou no Izumi was better for out-of-prefecture people because it's rarer 🤔 You didn't drink the Suzu Masamune 😁.
You don't make sake? 😳I didn't know that because I've seen some very unique sake labels online 😅I thought your son had taken over the brewery and was doing a great job 💦.