Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan｜Ootoya

2022/09/04 I ordered the ginger-grilled pork set meal, which was judged as a failure on the previous day's Job Tune. The pork belly is delicious and has a faint ginger aroma, so I think it's a passable choice for ginger grilled meat, but the aroma is too weak for me to use the aroma of black ginger as a selling point. When I looked into it, I found that regular ginger belongs to the Zingiberaceae family and the Zingiber genus. Black ginger is a member of the ginger family and is related to the turmeric family, so I didn't expect it to have any ginger flavor other than its strong bitterness. When I ate it at Ootoya in Shinagawa 10 years ago, the pork was 7 to 8 mm thick, but now it's about 2 mm thick, probably as a result of cost cutting. The seasoning of the ginger grilled sauce is good, so I'm looking forward to the renewal after the job tune failure.

The charm of Otoya is that it is cheap and delicious. Also, there are healthy foods and dishes that you want to eat a lot, so I think it's a store that meets the needs.

I went for a meal to take a breather while on a low-carb diet. We were having an oyster fair. Carbohydrate, fat, and protein amounts are listed for all menu items and individual items, making it easy to choose. I ordered the fried oysters separately, but the tartar sauce also uses koji, which leaves you with a delicious taste. I want to go again.