🍱 Himeji oden

Oden is generally served with mustard, but “Himeji Oden” is served with or without ginger soy sauce. This is the characteristic of Himeji oden, a local dish of Himeji. In Himeji, there are two types of oden: one with a thick, sweet flavor called Kanto nimono, and the other with a lighter flavor, but both are called “Himeji oden” when ginger soy sauce is used. Ginger soy sauce is made by adding grated ginger to soy sauce, and Himeji was originally a producer of ginger and soy sauce. The area around Himeji is also a major producer of soy sauce, which may have contributed to the custom of using ginger soy sauce in oden. The name “Himeji Oden” was coined in 2006 by a group of volunteers involved in the “Himeji Food for Town Revitalization” campaign, who named the dish “Himeji Oden”. It is now widely known as a local delicacy, and many tourists visit Himeji for its oden.