🍲 Kyuuri no Hiya-Jiru (cold soup of cucumber)

In the Iga region, the heat and humidity characteristic of the basin increases during the summer months, causing people to lose their appetites. Therefore, cold Miso soup has been made and eaten as a way to get through the hot summer months. There are also cold soups unique to each region throughout Japan, but for example, the history of cold soup in Miyazaki Prefecture is said to be that it was spread throughout the country by Buddhist monks and spread to Miyazaki Prefecture due to their influence, as stated in the Kamakura period "Kamakura Kanrei family records ": "Samurai families pour soup over rice, while monks pour cold soup over rice. " However, in Mie Prefecture, it is generally made as a cold soup rather than served over rice. Since it is a simple recipe, the taste varies slightly from household to household.