京都府·郷土料理
Botan Nabe (Fukuchiyama)
Wild boar meat arranged on a large platter like blooming peonies. When dipped into the miso-based broth, the fat melts away, spreading an unexpectedly light and savory umami throughout your mouth. Botan Nabe is a winter delicacy consisting of thinly sliced wild boar meat cooked in a hot pot. It is said to have earned its name because the arrangement of the meat on the platter resembles a magnificent peony flower. From late autumn, when the hunting season opens, steam from Botan Nabe begins to rise from various places around Fukuchiyama in the Tanba region of Kyoto. Wild boar fat is lighter than pork fat, and the meat becomes more tender the more it is simmered. The broth, infused with the aromas of miso, burdock root, and Chinese cabbage, warms you to your very core. It is a single pot of mountain bounty that you will long for during the cold season.
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