Pumpkin (karanasu), an essential item on the autumn dining tables of common people in Edo, was introduced by a Portuguese shipwreck in the 16th century
This is the cargo that drifted ashore in present-day Oita Prefecture, and it is a crop that can be called the direct ancestor of the Japanese pumpkin.
At that time, the only foreign country recognized was Tang (present-day China)
It was called "Togarashi" as a vegetable shaped like a foreign eggplant. (In Kansai, it is called "Nankin")
In the Edo period, when sweets were scarce,crops that were sweet and had a long shelf life were
It was highly valued and widely used, from simmered dishes to sweets.
At our hotel, we serve Edo-style side dishes for breakfast, prepared as simmered dishes.
