🍚 Iro-gohan (Soy sauce-flavored mixed Rice)

In Nara Prefecture, "Iro-gohan" refers to soy sauce-flavored mixed rice. The history of mixed rice dates back to the Nara period when rice was mixed with "awa" (foxtail millet) to increase its volume, and it was called "awa gohan." Mixed rice is said to have originated as a way to save rice during times when rice was precious by cooking it with various ingredients to conserve it.