松本での夜に焼肉♪ : Matsumoto Sakaba Jounetsu Horumon

The restaurant I went to for dinner in Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture was "Matsumoto Sakaba Jonetsu Hormone". This is a Yakiniku (Grilled meat) and horumon hotpot restaurant operated nationwide by the "Goen Marushin Group". The restaurant was located along the road of "Koen-dori" in the Isemachi shopping district, but it is quite close to the station. I entered the restaurant at 9:15 p.m. There were one pair of customers, two trios, and two quartets. The restaurant had three two-person tables and seven four-person tables. I was shown to one of the two-person tables and sat down. After sitting down, I ordered a drink first. 1. "Soukai Highball" 209 yen The highball was served in a glass about 7 cm in diameter and 18 cm in height. Today, I'm here mainly for food rather than drinking, so I'll stick to a light drink like a highball. Next, let's order some meat. Meat and food are ordered by filling out the order form on the table. Today, I ordered the following meat, etc. When you order Yakiniku (Grilled meat) meat, a charcoal grill is delivered. As for the meat, first the "Top-grade skin" and "chicken thigh" arrived. These two pieces of meat were served on a black ceramic plate about 14 cm in diameter. 2. "Chicken thigh" 429 yen 10 pieces of chicken thigh meat. The umami flavor of chicken thigh meat is quite high. More than that umami, the aroma of being grilled over charcoal was better. This goes better with salt than sauce. 3. "Top-grade skin" 209 yen 4 pieces of top-grade skin. The umami flavor of the fat that is characteristic of chicken skin is really good. I think salt would be good with this too. Next came plates of "Kurohoru", "Fuwa", "Yakisenmai", "Shiro" and "Hatsu". These five pieces of meat were served on a black ceramic plate about 22 cm in diameter. The whole meat was covered in brown miso sauce and sprinkled with white sesame seeds. 4. "Kurohoru" 539 yen 5 pieces of Kurohoru. This is Maruchou. It has a nice chewy texture. The sweetness of the fat is also high and delicious. This horumon was good with both miso sauce and soy sauce sauce. 5. "Fuwa" 319 yen 4 pieces of Fuwa. This is cow's lung. The meat is maroon. It has a chewy yet bouncy elasticity that is pleasant to chew. From the appearance, I thought it would be like liver, but it doesn't have that much of a strong flavor. It only has a slight liver-like flavor. This goes well with miso sauce. 6. "Yaki Omenmai" 429 yen 6 pieces of Yaki Omenmai. This is cow's third stomach. It has a nice crunchy texture. The Omenmai has a unique flavor that is good. I think soy sauce sauce would be good for this. 7. "Shiro" 209 yen 9 pieces of Shiro. This is pork large intestine. It has a chewy and sticky elasticity. It had a light flavor among the hormone meats. I think the soy sauce went well with this one too. 8. "Heart" 429 yen Eight pieces of heart. This is beef heart. The meat is maroon. It has a chewy texture and a slight liver-like taste, which is typical of heart. However, it doesn't have the bad smell of liver, which is nice. The miso sauce was good. 9. "Large Rice" 385 yen The rice was served in a ceramic bowl about 14 cm in diameter and 7 cm deep. The rice was Japanese white rice. A bowl of this size and a heaping serving of rice is enough to fill you up. 10. "Egg Soup" 352 yen The egg soup was served in a ceramic bowl 12 cm in diameter and 7 cm deep. The only ingredient was a beaten egg, and there were a few white sesame seeds floating on the surface. The egg was fluffy. I wonder if the base of the soup stock is chicken bones? The strong flavor of sesame oil was good. 11. "Chinese cabbage kimchi" 385 yen The kimchi was served in a small black ceramic Small dish about 11 cm in diameter and 5 cm deep. I think it was lightly pickled kimchi, but it had a smell that seemed to have been left for a while. I ate and drank for about an hour and then left the restaurant. There was nothing special about it, but it was just the right amount of delicious. I think the cost performance was also reasonable.