Sumitsukare

Aurélien Baron, International Affairs Division

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Sumitsukare
Sumitsukare

Ingredients (for 4 people)

  • Daikon: 1 to 1.5 pieces
  • Carrots: 1 (small)
  • Abura-age (fried tofu): 1 slice
  • Dashi-jiru (fish fumet): 1 cup
  • Salmon head: 1 piece
  • Soybeans: 1 cup
  • Sake-kasu (sake lees): 1/4 of a bag

Preparation

A daikon grater
Daikon grater
  1. Grate the daikon and carots and cut short slices of abura-age. Use a daikon grater (oroshi ‰º‚낵) tool to grate the daikon so it's not too soft.
  2. In a pot, put the previous with the pealed and parched soybeans as well as the salmon head (flesh and bones) that have been chopped up to make it easier to eat
  3. Then crumble in the sake lees, dashi-jiru, and soy sauce
  4. Mix well
  5. Simmer until the flavor works through.
  6. Serve in a bowl like the photo above and enjoy!