The local food part 3, Hita's Sushi on sale

Oita Godo Newspaper (morning edition on December 20, 2009)

After Yakisoba and Nabe, this time the local food would like to present "Sushi". Hita sushi association and Hita tourist association has agreed that will open the Sushi restaurant by using the local ingredients in Tenryou Hita Festival next year (middle of February- the end of March).

In the coming Festival, a sampling food from 5 local sushi restaurants which will be on sale in the festival are all tasted by the tourists and local people. Leaf mustard roll, Ayu (kind of fish), eel, Enoha fish eggs from Shinkou district, Shiitage mushroom, Chinese cabbage, tomatoes etc, will be used as ingredients to make sushi.  Furthermore, all 5 restaurants will serve this delicious sushi at lunch time in the reasonable price 1,000- 1,500 yen.

Hita people are also aiming to present a unique sushi in Hita's style by using Natto and left mustard roll. The president of Hita's sushi association said "I would like to make this dish as a represent of Hita gourmet". Moreover, "full of amount, delicious vegetable, can't wait till Hita matsuri I would like to eat it now!" are a part of the comments from the participants.

Comment:  I would like to try those dishes after reading this news! It sounds interesting! If I have a chance, I would like to go taste it by myself. Using local ingredients is very appealing, so that even it is the same food but you can get a different taste of it.

PUNTHUCHAT Siripun

Thailand

APS4, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University