Sono Shokudo, a long-established restaurant in Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture, Celebrates 60th Anniversary on July 20 and 21 Selling their famous "Meat Tangmen" rice crackers for a limited time only

2024.07.17 09:30

SONO合同会社

Sono Shokudo, a long-established machichuuka (traditional Japanese restaurant) in Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture, will celebrate its 60th anniversary this year, having been in business since July 20, 1964 (Showa 39).

Dutch rice cracker - meat tongue flavor

About the commemorative event

Period ： July 20 (Sat) - 21 (Sun), 2024

Description: ○En Shokudo (165 Aza Ienogo, Zogata-cho, Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture)

　　　　　　　　 60th Anniversary Limited Edition

　　　　　　　　Free distribution of "Holland rice crackers - meat tamen flavor

　　　　　　　 Roadside Station Zogata "Nemu no Oka" (73-1 Aza Oshiokoshi, Zogata-cho, Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture)

　　　　　　　　 60th Anniversary Limited Edition

　　　　　　　　Tasting and selling "Holland rice cracker - Meat tamen flavor

Official HP of Sonoshokudo: https://kisakata-sono.com/

About the 60th Anniversary "Holland Senbei - Meat Tangmen Flavor" Limited Edition Product

Meat tamen" has many fans both inside and outside of the prefecture. The special tanmen, boldly topped with pork loin and shoulder, is made with high-quality pork sauteed in a soy sauce base. The dish is finished with a sauce that enhances the flavor of the meat. Chinese noodles are also a speciality, purchased in their doughy form and cut into 4mm pieces by the owner himself every morning. The noodles are thick and flat, making them easy to mix with the soup and giving a satisfying eating experience. The soup of the meat tanmen is salt-based. This broth gently mixes with the pork and thick flat noodles to create a well-balanced flavor.

The meat tanmen topped with a large piece of pork was inspired by a customer's comment, "I want the meat from the pork set meal on my tanmen! This popular "Meat Tangmen" was created in response to a customer's comment, "I want the meat from the pork set menus on the tangmen!

To commemorate the 60th anniversary of this popular "Meat Tangmen," crackers with the same flavor will be available only in 2024. This is one of the series of "Holland Senbei" (Sakata Rice Crackers Co., Ltd.), a famous confectionary loved in the Tohoku region. The result is a rice cracker with a satisfying yet nostalgic taste, with a sense of soup and pork topping.

From the day of the event to August 16, the crackers will be distributed free of charge at the park cafeteria and sold at Roadside Station Zogata "Nemu no Oka" and at souvenir shops in Akita Prefecture.

Meat Tangmen

■Introduction of the Garden Shokudo

Sono Shokudo opened in Zogata-cho, Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture, on July 20, 1964 (Showa 39). The owner and his wife have been running this famous machichuuka (town center) restaurant. Not only is it delicious, but it has taken root as a taste of hometown, and is so popular that customers line up every day. The specialty is "niku tanmen" (meat tongue noodle), which is called "niku tan" by the locals and has been loved for many years.

Currently, the owner and his wife are in a physically demanding situation due to their advanced age, and there is no successor, so the operation of the restaurant is in jeopardy. The specialty menu, "Meat Tang Men," is becoming a dying taste. Therefore, the only daughter of Sono Shokudo has decided to launch a project to preserve the long-established "Sono Shokudo's curtain and taste. In order to preserve the traditional taste of Sono Shokudo, which has been loved for many years, we are offering the popular meat tongue noodle in Saitama, restoring "Sono Shokudo's fantastic meat dumpling," which had disappeared from the menu for many years, and developing and selling products so that people can taste the taste of the restaurant at home.

≪Project to preserve the goodwill and taste of Sono Shokudo

The only daughter of Sono Shokudo started this project to preserve the taste of Sono Shokudo and to enliven Zogata-cho, Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture, where the restaurant is located. The project is commercializing and selling products that can be enjoyed at home, such as "Meat Tangmen," the most popular menu item, "Sono Shokudo's Phantom Meat Gyoza," which had disappeared from the menu, and "Phantom Shumai," a reissue of a very popular dish that was only served at banquets in the 1960s and 1960s.

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