Rice(steamed rice) – 米（ご飯） at Seikoan

Steamed rice, it is no doubt a speciality of Japan. The species of rice is not same with what we can find in other parts of world. Japanese rice is short and sticky when it is cooked. Traditionally Japanese have a bowl of rice every days or more than once a day and rice is considered as the staple of the nationality. 

Niigata prefecture is known for the main production region of rice and for the high quality of the harvest. Seikoan is a restaurant operated by Niigata Prefecture exhbition house “N’espace” in Tokyo. There we can find local specialities of Niigata prefecture including rice, seafood, sake, pork and vegetables.
The rice is served by earthen pot and was cooked just for us!

The carefuly boiled by professional and the highest standard of rice is a littele bit sweet and soft. The color is stark white.

A plate of pickeled vegetable is brought and it matches perfectly with rice.

 

 Tofu is pure and also high quality one, of course.

 

Mozuku is a kind of seaweed with vineger.

 

Maitake (mashroom) tempra.

 

We can eat more than one bowl of rice with a variety of nice side dishes here!

 Restaurant name: Seikoan (静香庵）

Address: 4-11-7 Jingu-mae, Shubuya-ku, Tokyo
Website: http://www.nico.or.jp/nespace/tenpo_3.html