Katori, Chiba, Japan｜Koboriya Honten

Standing beside the Ono River where you can feel the atmosphere of Koedo Sawara We visited Kobori-ya Honten, which was founded in 1888. I ordered black tempura with tempura on the black cut soba which Hidaka kelp is kneaded into the buckwheat flour. The flavor of the freshly fried tempura and black cut soba was exquisite, and it was very delicious! ! Coupled with the atmosphere of the shop, we had a very stylish time.

Mid-July 2019 15:00 First visit + I have business to Sawara. It was an area that I had never been to even though it was close to my hometown. + Cityscape seen for the first time It has a great atmosphere and is a very nice city. It's a scene you see on the news every now and then. + Kobori-ya was in the middle of the town. + There is a large parking lot in front of it. + The big sign was weathered and I couldn't read the time. I went to the front of the store and checked the name of the store. + It was past lunch time, so there were only a few customers in the store. Lucky. I was able to eat without waiting. + the order is Black cut soba + Soba noodles made with kombu seaweed. + I didn't really feel the scent, but it had more umami than regular soba. + Soba soup is sweet I like it. In Tokyo, there are many soba soups with a strong soy sauce that makes you think raw soy sauce!? + It was delicious in no time. + Many of the shops in this area are open using the old townscape. + Although it is old, it was very well maintained and cleaned, and I had a meal in a comfortable space. + It was a feast. +

Today I returned to Chiba. Before going to my parents' house, I visited Sawara, Katori City, a water town, and visited the buildings reminiscent of the Edo period, and had a meal while I was there. I took the opportunity to order the most expensive ``Kamiguro Tenmori''. After waiting for a while, the food was brought out and I was surprised! Black! Is this blackness due to Hidaka kelp being kneaded into the soba noodles? Anyway, squid ink pasta? It's like that, but it has a strong soba flavor and is chewy. First, eat the soba noodles by themselves and enjoy the aroma, then eat them with a little bit of soup, then eat them with wasabi, and then eat the tempura. I was very satisfied (^^)