Provision of local bowl "Ito bowl" using "ito", which is called "phantom fish", started on May 3 at Drive-in Shiofu in Ajigasawa-cho, Aomori.

Ito is a rare freshwater fish. Wild Ito used to exist in Aomori prefecture, but now lives only in part of Hokkaido. It is a popular fish among fishermen because it is rare and grows into one of the largest freshwater fish in Japan.

In Ajigasawa Town, Ito culture started in 1985. At a farm established in the back of the Akaishi mountain stream, Ito grows to a size of about 60 cm over 4 or 5 years using the water of the Shirakami Mountains, a World Natural Heritage site. Currently, it is said that it ships 2,000 a year.

According to Kiki Kuruma of drive-in Shiofu who developed "Ito-don", he was particular about making Ito's protein white meat a taste unique to Aomori. The prepared menus are "Miso Tama Sauce", which is inspired by ginger miso (Miso), which is loved mainly in Aomori, and "Gugame soy sauce (joyu)," which is topped with a lame called "gagame" in the Tsugaru region. ) Sauce flavor ". Both use a sauce that uses the umami flavor of the dashi taken from the rough. The soft-boiled yolk on the bowl is also simmered with this sauce.

Ajigasawa Town already has a local bowl called "Flounder Bowl", and "Ito Bowl" is the second project. It seems that we will increase the number of providers in the future.

Business hours are from 10:00 to 18:00. Both "Miso Tama Sauce" and "Game Soy Sauce Sauce" are 2100 yen.