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[Taste the soft-shelled turtle] Available for 2 or more people

There are records that show that Yang Guifei, one of the three most beautiful women in the world and the empress of the Tang Dynasty (618-907), also liked to eat soft-shelled turtle.

Soft-shelled turtles are rich in arginine and collagen, and are excellent for maintaining long-term immune improvement, beauty effects, and strengthening joints and physical strength.

The empera is the gelatinous part around the shell of the soft-shelled turtle. It is rich in collagen and has a soft texture when heated and a crunchy texture when cooled.

The name "Empera" itself is said to come from the shape of Napoleon's hat. It is also called "eating beauty treatment".

◆Simmered soft-shelled turtle

Using gelatinous empera, which is particularly abundant in the muscle tissue on the underside of the shell and around the shell,

Cooked with sake, soy sauce and ginger.

◆Natural high-quality wakame salad

The scent of the seaweed that has grown strong in hopes of recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake.

It was all thanks to the fishermen who risked their lives.

◆Soft-shelled turtle liver sashimi

This is a precious part that can only be obtained in small quantities from one fish, and is quickly immersed in 70 degree hot water.

Garlic soy sauce. Sweet, creamy and chewy. Improves anemia and purifies blood.

It thins the blood.

◆Soft-shelled turtle hotpot

Soft-shelled turtles hibernate from winter to spring, and are especially delicious from autumn to winter when they are packed with nutrients.

Because they hibernate for half the year, their food intake is limited and they grow very slowly.

It takes years and a lot of time and effort, so it is expensive.

More collagen is extracted

Deep-fried soft-shelled turtle

Dip it in our secret sauce for a fragrant, chewy texture and delicious flavor.

◆Soft-shelled turtle rice porridge

Put everything except the bladder, esophagus, ureter, and small intestine into a large pot and add plenty of sake, ginger, and kelp.

Bring it to a boil once. Boil it for 4-5 minutes, then simmer it gently over low heat.

Cook it until it becomes soft and finish off with the clear, rich soup.

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