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Otsu Eel
Fluffy grilled meat paired with a fragrant sauce. One bite allows the melt-in-your-mouth sweetness of the fat to spread throughout your mouth. Otsu is a 'town of eel' known to those in the know. Its annual consumption of kabayaki (grilled eel) is among the highest in the country, even ranking first in Japan in 2019 and 2020. It is said that shops trading in eel have existed along the Tokaido highway since the Edo period, providing energy to the travelers passing through. While it is now rare to catch eel in Lake Biwa or the Seta River, the food culture has been passed down continuously. In 2023, the 'Food Culture of Otsu Eel' was officially recognized as one of the Agency for Cultural Affairs' '100 Years Food.' If you come to Shiga, this is a nutritious dish you must try.
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