🍱 Goyori Mame (Goyori and Beans) / Jyako Beans

Goyori Mame or Jyako Beans is a standard dish enjoyed in the Senshu and Kawachi regions. It's made by cooking soy beans and small dried fish and shrimp together for a sweet and salty flavor. It's often called “Jyako Mame” (Jyako Beans) in the Kawachi region. The type of fish and shrimp used in this dish varies from region to region. Small fish and shrimp caught in the sea are used in the Senshu region near Osaka Bay, while the inland Kawachi region uses ingredients caught in the rivers. “Goyori” refers to small sun-dried fish caught in the Osaka Bay. The small fish and shrimp caught in fishing nets used to be sun-dried all together on the sandy beaches that used to line the Senshu seashore until the middle of the Showa era. The portion that could be sold was taken out of the batch, and the remainder was called“ Goyori”. This is a traditional dish that is excellent in terms of nutrition, because it is a combination of calcium-rich fish and protein-rich soybeans.