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Hiroshima-based listener "Chicchi" called in to the Tuesday segment "Tell Us About Your Dinner!" to talk about tori-hakusai, a Kanazawa specialty she'd bought during her annual solo birthday trip — a dish she assumed was a hot pot but turned out to be stir-fried chicken and cabbage dipped in a sweet-and-sour sauce with raw egg. The conversation also touched on kobujime (kelp-cured sashimi) she found at a Kanazawa supermarket and Hiroshima's beloved supermarket chain Yumetown.
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What this episode answers
What kind of dish was tori-hakusai, the dinner Chicchi from Hiroshima made that day?
Tori-hakusai was chicken and napa cabbage stir-fried in salad oil, then dipped in a sweet-and-sour sauce mixed with raw egg, similar to sukiyaki.
Where is tori-hakusai a local specialty from, and how is it eaten?
Tori-hakusai is a local specialty of Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, and it's eaten by dipping the stir-fried chicken and napa cabbage into a sweet-and-sour sauce mixed with raw egg.
Why did Chicchi choose Kanazawa as her travel destination?
Chicchi makes a point of traveling somewhere every birthday, and this year she chose Kanazawa because she wanted to finally visit the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, which she'd wanted to see for a while.
What was the kobujime she found at a Kanazawa supermarket like?
The kobujime she found was sashimi like sea bream and sweet shrimp sold pre-sandwiched between sheets of kelp, something she said she'd never seen sold that way in Hiroshima.
What is appealing about Hiroshima's supermarket chain Yumetown?
Yumetown, which has locations across Hiroshima and parts of Kyushu, is known for its delicious prepared foods and bread, and Su noted its wide variety of ice pop flavors (around six kinds) at the Hiroshima Station location.
Hiroshima's Chicchi tries tori-hakusai
A listener from Hiroshima City going by the radio name "Chicchi" called in to the Tuesday staple segment "Tell Us About Your Dinner!" Her dinner that night was tori-hakusai, a dish even host Jane Su said she was hearing about for the first time. Chicchi herself didn't really know how to make it either — she'd simply bought a packet of "tori-hakusai sauce" at a local supermarket in Kanazawa the week before. Because the package came with a sauce, she'd assumed it was meant for a hot pot. But when she checked the instructions at home, she found it was actually more like sukiyaki: chicken and napa cabbage stir-fried in salad oil, then dipped in a sweet-and-sour sauce mixed with raw egg. Tori-hakusai, it turns out, is a local specialty of Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture.
A solo trip every birthday — this year, Kanazawa
Chicchi makes a point of traveling somewhere every birthday, and this year she chose Kanazawa. A fan of art museums, she was finally able to visit the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, which she'd wanted to see for a while. She also mentioned that on past birthday trips, despite being from Hiroshima, she once traveled all the way to Miyagi, where she viewed cherry blossoms at night and cheered on the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.
Kobujime and outstanding conveyor-belt sushi at the supermarket
During her stay in Kanazawa, Chicchi also ate well, praising the conveyor-belt sushi she had as "incredibly delicious." At a local supermarket, she was surprised to find kobujime — sashimi like sea bream and sweet shrimp sold pre-sandwiched between sheets of kelp. She said she'd never seen fish sold that way in Hiroshima, and Su was equally impressed by the supermarket culture in Kanazawa.
A tribute to Hiroshima's beloved Yumetown
The conversation turned to Yumetown, Hiroshima's own supermarket chain, which has locations across Hiroshima and parts of Kyushu and is known for its delicious prepared foods and bread. Su mentioned she'd recently visited the Yumetown location at Hiroshima Station herself and was struck by the wide variety of ice pop flavors on offer — around six kinds.
Wrapping up the call, Su said she still couldn't quite picture what tori-hakusai looked like and asked Chicchi to send a photo. She promised to share it on social media after the show before ending the call.
Takeaways
- Chicchi's dinner that night, tori-hakusai, turned out to be a Kanazawa specialty of stir-fried chicken and napa cabbage dipped in a sweet-and-sour sauce with raw egg.
- Chicchi takes a solo trip every birthday, and this year in Kanazawa she visited the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art.
- Kanazawa supermarkets sell kobujime, sashimi sandwiched between kelp sheets, which surprised Chicchi given the difference from Hiroshima.
This article is edited from a machine transcript of the first 30 minutes of the episode. It is not an official summary — please listen to the episode itself.