Gourmet Tour - Traditional Japanese Cuisine And Hot Springs

OVERVIEW

Indulge in a traditional meal featuring local products, one of them being tofu simmered in mineral-rich waters from the nearby hot springs. While visiting the area around Mount Unzen, you will gaze out over a hellish and steaming volcanic landscape that is the source of the hot springs and a mineral essential to making porcelain. As you will discover at a Fukagawa Seiji studio, its brand of porcelain is exquisite, especially the white porcelain, which is revered for looking almost transparent. The meal that follows will be equally impressive as it will feature two dishes synonymous with Nagasaki’s cuisine. One of them is a fried chicken steak comfort food that is a local version of a dish that likely originated in China. The second offering is a tempura of fresh fish and seasonal vegetables served with a thickened dipping sauce known as tentsuyu that is considered an essential condiment.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Dine on a traditional kaiseki-style meal that consists of multiple courses.
• Enjoy fried chicken steak, fish tempura and a tofu simmered in water from a hot spring.
• Visit the steaming landscape around the Unzen volcano where the hot springs is located.
• See an esteemed brand of porcelain made with an essential mineral of volcanic origin.

HELPFUL HINTS

• Dress in weather-appropriate clothing.
• Wear flat comfortable walking shoes.