🍱 Aiso no Kanroni(candied japanise dace)

"Aiso no Kanroni(candied japanise dace)" is a local dish of Tochigi Prefecture, in which "Aiso(=japanise dace)" caught in early spring at big river like Nakagawa River , Kinugawa River, are stewed in a sweetened broth.It is often softened and sweetened because of its slightly bony taste. In Tochigi Prefecture, which is located inland, it was not until refrigerators became widely available that people were able to eat an abundance of fresh seafood. Before that time, dried fish and salted salmon were the main products. Against this background, familiar river fish was used as a valuable source of protein. Traditional small-net fishing began with the creation of a suitable spawning ground, and there are still areas in the prefecture where fishermen catch the "Aiso(=japanise dace)" that come to spawn there.