Hokkaido Squid cuisine

Hi, everyone. Today, I will introduce Hokkaido squid cuisine. 

This food is called “IKAYAKI”. It is one of the famous dishes in Japan.

It has eaten in Hakodate, Sapporo, Rausu, and more places. At first, IKAYAKI was born because a rice cracker chef grilled squid. In 1957, the first IKAYAKI shop opened in Osaka, Hanshin Hyakkaten. From here, IKAYAKI became popular as Japanese traditional food. On the other hand, in Hakodate, the fishing industry has become popular and community-based since about 1950. The “Hakodate Squid Festival” is held in there. Now, Hakodate is one of the best areas for the fishing industry.

They have many dishes using squid, for example, Sashimi, Tempura, Eating live fish, and more.

Among these, I think IKAYAKI is the most delicious cuisine!  I also introduce another delicious cuisine “IKAMESHI”. It is consisted of stuffing rice into the hollow bodies of squid. It is simple, but it is so tasty!

 I will show you how to make “IKAMESHI”, so you can eat them anywhere if you have the ingredients.

Ingredients (for two people):

□ A Japanese squid / two　　 

□ Glutinous　rice / 70g (you can arrange for the size of squids you cook) 

□ Water /about from 500 to 600 ml 

Seasoning 【A】

■ Soy sauce / two teaspoons 

■ Sake (rice wine) / two teaspoons 

■ Mirin (a sweet sake used as seasoning) / two teaspoons 

Seasoning 【B】

△ Soy sauce / five tablespoons 

△ Sake / two point five tablespoons

△ Mirin / two point five tablespoons 

△ Sugar / one tablespoon 

【The way to make】

At first, you need put glutinous rice under water for at least two hours. 

Then, you need remove the squid’s organ and cut the squid’s legs.

Second, mix glutinous rice with seasoning 【A】 and cutting the squid’s legs. 

Then, put them into the inside of the squid. Don’t put in too much!

Finally, fasten the edge of the squids with “TSUMAYOUJI”(a wooden stick) to fix the contents of the squids,

and boil them with seasoning 【B】 for twenty-five minutes. 

Don’t forget to turn it over, then boil for the same time.

Afterwards, cut them so that you can eat easily!!

Now, you can make “IKAMESHI” by yourself!

 

When you eat these squid dishes, you will enjoy a combination of Japanese condiments and squid. It is great!

If you have not try this, you are missing out!

That’s all for my topic, thank you for reading!