Although you can get eel everywhere in Japan (on sushi or in chain restaurants it is especially cheap) the best place to enjoy eel is in Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture on the main island of Japan. There it is traditionally served in the same way since the end of the Edo Period (1603-1868). So if you want to enjoy the dish called Hitsumabushi Nagoya is the place to go.
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Eel is actually a little pricey (from 2500 Yen) but I recommend even if you are on a budget to definitely try it. Most restaurants offer small portion sizes also, that might be a good option for travelers with a tight budget.
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First: You enjoy the dish as it is. Just eel in its sticky sweet sauce on rice. It is a real explosion of flavor in your mouth. Trust me.
Second: You add other flavors to your dish, like Wasabi (horseradish), Nori (dry seaweed) and/or Mitsuba (trefoil). This changes the whole experience into a completely separate dish.
Third: You pour tea or broth over your rice with eel and add some of the spices you liked from the second step. Even though this might seem strange to you, it is actually the best tasting dish of the three I described here. Adding green tea or broth to a bowl of rice with topping is called Ochazuke and it is incredibly tasty.
Name: Hitsumabushi Inou Esuka Shop (ひつまぶし稲生エスカ店)
Opening hours: 11:00 a.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Address: 453-0015 Aichi-ken, Nagoya-shi, Nakamura-ku, Tsubakichō
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