Kinwashi Tour Japan Thread
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As a saying go Macau you must try Macau egg tart, so come here you must try Beppu Jigoku Puddling.
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Back number Vol.1 Vol.2 Vol.3 Vol.4 Vol.5 Vol.6 Vol.7 Vol.8 Vol.9 Vol.10 Vol.11 Vol.12 Vol.13 Vol.14 Vol.15 Vol.16 Vol.17 Vol.18 Vol.19 Vol.20 Vol.21 Vol.22 Vol.23 Vol.24 Oita Cuisine [Hell-Steamed Custard Pudding and the Kannawa Butaman] [Vol.19] 2007. WINTER 
In this volume, we introduce to you “hell-steamed custard pudding” and special steamed pork buns, eccentric treats prepared using methods unique to Beppu. They hit the spot while taking a rest on a Beppu walking tour or after taking a bath. They’re also great souvenir gifts! 
“Hell-steamed Custard Pudding”—Hot Spring Water as an Ingredient 
In Beppu, there are several shops that specialize in and are well known for their custard puddings. They offer an immense variety of pudding. Some shops cook their pudding using hot spring steam, while others use hot spring water as an ingredient, but all of them prepare their pudding in ways found only in this hot spring town. My wife is also a huge fan of pudding, and often buys some on the way home.
Jigoku-mushiyaki (meaning, “Hell-steamed”) pudding is made at the Umi Jigoku, one of Beppu’s many hells. This gourmet pudding is made by hand using locally produced eggs and milk. I was told that, surprisingly, when steaming the pudding in the oven they use water taken from the Umi Jigoku! Despite its simple recipe, the pudding is flavorful and has a smooth texture. Bouncy yet firm, it melts in your mouth. I used to eat pudding a lot in America, and I can only imagine that this taste comes from the magic spell that hot spring steam puts on it! Pudding is so popular here that some tourists visit Beppu just for the pudding while others take walking tours to visit all the pudding shops.
Hot, clear blue water bubbles up from the Umi Jigoku (“ocean hell”). Feeling the smooth sweetness spread in my mouth is pure bliss. 
The “Big Pudding” has 200cc of goodness. Try half as is, then dribble on some brandy sauce for the second half.
Have you Heard of the Jigoku-gama? Supporting the Community with Pork Buns 
This nice, sprightly lady steamed us up some butaman using her jigoku-gama. 
Freshly-steamed butaman is hot and delicious! 
Finished and ready to eat after just 13 minutes of steaming in the hot spring vents. 
Tourists came to the shop having heard rumors of the famed butaman. Do you know what a “jigoku-gama” is? A jigoku-gama is a cooking tool that has been used in Beppu since long ago that cooks food using the Earth’s natural heat and steam. On my tour I visited the main shop that makes Kannawa pork buns (called “butaman” in Japanese).
The Kannawa butaman was first conceived about five years ago when the proprietress of a Japanese inn in the Kannawa district, Ms. Goto, had the idea of making a popular food in Kannawa so that more people would use the jigoku-gama. Inspired by and sharing her enthusiasm, local housewives came together and, after relentless trial-and-error, at last came up with a taste of which they could be proud. Thus the Kannawa butaman was born.
Now a famous product of Beppu, the Kannawa butaman is also very healthy! Steamed in thermal vents at 120- to 130-degrees centigrade, extra fat drips right off of it. The filling contains plenty of pork and Oita-grown shiitake mushroom, onion and cabbage. Stuffing my cheeks with this pleasantly substantial and large-sized butaman, I noted how crammed the airy outer skin was with delicious filling. Minerals from the steam also seemed to enhance the ingredients’ natural flavors.
Ms. Goto said to me, “We also give a portion of revenue made from our pork buns to the local community. We want to keep Beppu’s unique foods alive.” Without this type of love of the Beppu community coming from local residents, Kannawa’s multifaceted hot spring culture and old, picturesque townscape wouldn’t have lasted as long as it has.
The Kannawa butaman main shop is also one stop on the Kannawa Yukemuri Walking Tour that I and other members of the Yukemuri Club lead as guides. On our tour, you can try many varieties of butaman, including shiso-flavored (perilla-flavored) butaman and other uniquely shaped butaman.
Umi Jigoku 559-1 Kannawa, Beppu City
TEL: 0977-66-0121 Business Hours: 8 AM ~ 5 PM Open Year-round
Kannawa Butaman Main Branch Ida 3-kumi, Kannawa, Beppu City
TEL: 0977-66-6390 Business Hours: 9 AM ~ 4 PM Closed: second Monday of every month
Copyright(c) 2007 Oita Prefecture. All rights reserved. 
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where to buy this Custard Jigoku Puddling.
here.
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Surrounding and all below at the top of this restaurant,
you can find natural steam gas,
and all are fully make used of not even one is missed.
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At the top.
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Steam Burner how it work,
Natural steam gas 24/7 non stop.
on top are this wooden boxes, where the Jingoku Custard Pudding are steamed, or Pork Buns, or half Boiled Egg, Singapore style.
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Like this place, how can we missed this, already stated it a must, so we go for a try.
Just to gain experience. We wil here on 18.08.2012.
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Ekimae Koto hot spring
It has sunayu (hot sand bath) inside, which attracts both domestic and international
travelers and tourists who come to enjoy the onsens every day.
This is the very popular Ekimae Koto hot spring near Beppu Station.
It only takes 2minutes to walk from Beppu station and is available 24hours a day
so you can enjoy relaxing in the onsen whenever you prefer.
On the second floor, you would also find both wide rooms for multiple persons and
single rooms which are offered at a low affordable price.
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Where to find this place.
The photo below. follow the yellow car turn right, you may see this along the road at the right.
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Isn't that worth something?
HAYASHI Akio(APS 2, Japan)
Ekimae Koto Hot Springs are located on the main road in front of Beppu Station.
With the cooperation of local residents we opened up a Cafe at the end of April. We came up with the idea of opening the Cafe as a means of raising funds to carry out necessary repairs to the buildings of Koto Hot Springs.
The purpose of opening up a Cafe is to help restore Ekimae Koto Hot Springs in order for people to continue using it. This is not a
matter of unnecessarily protecting old buildings - it is important that we assess their value and make the necessary repairs while continuing to use them. I personally believe that there can be no doubt that Ekimae Koto Hot Springs are valuable asset to this street, and that is while we begun these support activities.We have collected 50,000 yen from the sales which will be allocated for the Koto Hot Springs Fund. We have also received 30,000 yen in donations made to our fund-raiser box which is in front of the Cafe. In addition we have learnt that to carry out activities of this nature well-conceived plans and finding ways of producing maximum value from limited funds is a must. I know this seems easy to conceive, but it was not until we actually opened the Cafe that realised how difficult it was. We are going to continue with this Cafe and hope that the amount of people who think Koto Hot Springs is a must for this location continues to increase. -
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- Seki Horse Mackerel and Seki Mackerel
- Globefish Dish
- Tuna Dish
- Toriten - Chicken Tempura
- Soft-shelled Turtle Dish
- Bungo Beef
- Beppu Cold Noodles
- Dango Dumpling Soup
- Jikoku-mushi
- Shiitake Mushrooms
Seki Horse Mackerel is one of the mackerels that lives in the fast flowing stream of Hoyo Strait. In order to manage and keep the high quality of this fish, single-hook fishing for mackerels is used nowadays to strictly preserve the freshness instead of using a fishing net. And the mackerel is named by the gourmet as "Seki-aji.Seki-saba" all over Japan with its plentiful fat and chewy taste. It is suggested to have a try on Seki Horse Mackerel when visiting Oita.
Tiger fugu sashimi landed from Bungo channel has a unique chewy taste within cut in thick slices. Its colorless and transparent meat as well as crunchiness flavor absolutely worth a try. It is suggested to enjoy Tiger fugu sashimi with the Kabosu soy sauce, the special product of Oita. Besides from Tiger fugu sashimi, fried fugu tempura and fugu rice porridge are also popular dishes.
Tsukumi City with Hotojima Island is one of the most prominent pelagic tuna fishing base in Japan, in which you can enjoy the fresh tuna to the full. Normally, Japanese used pork or beef to make steak, Japanese hot pot and croquette. In Tsukumi city, the tuna meat riches in nutrition will be used instead. If you want to have a try on the special delicious dish of baked tuna head, it is suggested to get a reservation in advance.
Every of the Oita citizen knows about Totiten - Chicken Tempura! It is a regional specialty within home cooking flavor inside. This dish is commonly shown in teishoku restaurant and bentou stores as well as normal restaurants. Toreiten - Chicken Tempura is simply made by chicken meat cut in proper size covered with coating batter. It will be really tasty combing with mustard and the seasoning containing soy sauce and vinegar. It is suggested to have a taste of this dish.
It is said that almost every part of the soft-shelled turtle is fully nutritious that can prevent from getting sick and strengthen one's body. Collagen is highly contained, making the skin soft and smooth. Thus, this dish becomes one of the popular dish among female in the recent years. As a high-quality cuisine, soft-shelled turtle bred in local place can also be made in fried turtle and rice porridge turtle with reasonable price.
Bungo Beef(Black fur) is bred by the fertile soil in Oita. Try to have a bite of fine-grained quality of the beautiful marbled beef and enjoy the gravy flavour spreads gradually in your mouth. The farmers make a great effort to feed the cows and proudly consider bungo beef as "Oita's a la carte". Some offered BBQ places for tourists to enjoy bungo beef within admire the lovely nature scene. It is very popular among the family activities.
Local people may not know the details of Beppu cold noodles as gourmet experts do. It is said that the Beppu cold noodles is classified into two types. Specialty stores produces soy sauce base soup with cabbage kimchi flavour and the thick noodles made of wheat flour and buck wheat flour. As for the Yakiniku stores that prefer the Chinese kimichi flavour, thin noodles with the special taste like konnyaku is used instead. Either of specialty stores or yakiniku stores provides their unique flavour of Beppu cold noodles. It is available to enjoy the Beppu cold noodles not only in summer but the whole year whenever you want to have a try.
Dango Dumpling soup is one of the representative regional specialties of Oita. It is commonly shown not only in the normal restaurant but also famous among home cooking recipe. It is sometimes called " houchyou" as it thoroughly hand-made by wheat flour blended with salt. Miso soup base is used for this dish, mixing with lots of vegetables like taro, carrot, mushroom, burdock, etc. Furthermore, there is also a well-known specialty called " Yaseuma" that looks similar to dango dumpling which is commonly served with sweet adzuki bean jam.
Dango Dumpling Soup "Yaseuma"
In the area of Kannawa lasts a tradition of using the Jikoku-gama(steaming oven) of the hot spring resort to steam the food. Food cooked with the steam shoot from the onsen is so-called "Jikoku-mushi." It is recommended to have a try on the seasonal vegetables mix with fish locally caught that steamed deeply with the tastiness of Kannawa onsen. Steamed onsen eggs, steamed pork bun as well as steamed puddings, etc. are also good choices when you feel a bit hungry while strolling around this onsen town.
Oita prefecture is one of the places that produces dried shiitake mushroom. It is famous for the good quality of the mushroom meat with big size and special flavor. Boiled or fired shiitake mushroom are common dish, but grilled shiitake mushrooms served like luxurious steak are also very popular.
Shiitake is also one of the ingredients used chirashi sushi. Yukinko-zushi(Sushi with shiitake) is one of the specialty that is covered with white radish cut in round slices. This healthy and nutritious low-calorie dish is nowadays very popular as souvenirs and gifts.
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There is a sayin if you are in Turkey, There is Turkish Bath.
Over in Beppu, There is Beppu Bath.
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Before this we are taking about Steam Natural gas from undergound,
Jigoku Custard pudding,
Steam meat Bun,
Steam half Boiled egg Singapore style.
Now like this steam you like?
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So back to.
Jigoku again.
This is at Kannawa.
If back home tell you friends
about this Jigoku.
video.
What Jigoku one more time.
video.
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So hungry, what you want to eat when you are Beppu Oita.
Video.
This is what you wanted.
I, think and you missed this.
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Yes,
this is the orignal make famous here from IBUSUKI.
I, will talk later on this
video.
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In Beppu you can also try this.
åˆ¥åºœæµ·æµœç ‚æ¹¯ (BEPPU BEACH SAND BATH)
Address: 別府市上人ヶ浜 Open: Summer: 8:30 till 18:00; winter: 9:00 till 17:00. Arrive at least 1 hour before closing time! Price: 1000 yen Yesterday we went to Beppu Beach Sand Bath. It was my first real sand bath. I had been to another place with a sand bath before, but there you had to dig yourself in. It was uncomfortable and I didn't really enjoy it. I was looking forward to the real experience.
Ready to be dug in.
The onsen provides you with a yukata, which you have to wear in the sand bath. Men and women bathe together.
Bathing.
A sand bath is like a sauna: you are supposed to sweat. However, when we arrived we were warned that due to the cold it probably wouldn't be as hot as we'd expect it to be. I did expect to sweat, but it was more like a warm comfortable blanket. I even dozed off for a while.
From the bath you have a nice view of Beppu Bay.
We bathed for about fifteen minutes. When you get out of the sand bath you have to take a shower to wash off the sand. After that you can use the normal bath to relax some more.
The bath.
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What is Famous we go for the Famous ones,
since already here.
The natural sand bath,known as one of the scenic spots in Japan,is using plentiful hot spring water from the sea.
The hot spring water contains sodium chloride which has many medicinal benefits. And it can be used to treat neuralgia,rheumatism,lumbago,sub-acromial bursitis,arthritis,paralytic.
symptoms after a stroke,fractures,sensitivity to the cold,cramps,and other ailments.
In addition,women use the sand bath as whole body beauty treatment. Finally,the steam sand bath,as a Japanese style sauna,is very popular among foreigners.
Buy a ticket
Receive a towel and a yukata [ an informal cotton kimono. ]
Change into the yukata in the dressing room.
Go down to the seashore,lie down at appointed place,and the attendants will cover you in sand.
How to take the Steam Sand Bath.
You can regulate the temperature of the sand bath according to the sand's depth.About 15 minutes in the sand will sweat out your bodies impurities and leave you feeling refreshed.
Time to sweat!
Return to the bath where you will wash off the sand.
and take off your yukata.
Relax and enjoy the bath and sauna.
Charge your clothes in the dressing room.
Souvenier towels are on sale for \100 each.Sand Bath Hot Spring Bath Only Adult(Over age 13) ９�� yen ６�� yen Child（Under age 12） ５�� yen ３�� yen 
over 15 people
Sand Bath over 20 people Adult(Over age 13) ７４� yen Child（Under age 12） ４２� yen 15 to 19 people Adult(Over age 13) ８２� yen Child（Under age 12） ４６� yen 
The following fees are for 10 times usage coupons.
Yukata rental is 100 yen each
Sand Bath Hot Spring Bath Only Adult(Over age 13) ５，��� yen ４，５�� yen Child（Under age 12） ２，５�� yen ２，��� yen 
The following fees are for 11 times usage coupons.
Yukata rental is 100 yen each
Sand Bath Adult(Over age 13) ８，��� yen Child（Under age 12） ４，��� yen <･････ Back
Business guide of the Natural Sand Bath Center.
Business hours. Open:8:30 a.m.to 8:30 p.m.
(Bathhouse closes at 9:00 p.m.)
(In the busiest seasons,last admissions may be taken earlier.)
Except on Saturday,Sundays and National Holidays,
the bathhouse will be closed between 12 noon to 1 p.m.for cleaning.
Open year Round.
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Where you go, only look for the famous.
So there is no Ramen in Oita.As like this the various kind.
when you are there, never miss-out.
http://www.welcomekyushu.com/feature/2009/summer_teiban/index.html
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This we areadly covered.
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Come to Oita...come try this.
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