🍱 Miso Poteto (Miso potatoes)

“Miso potatoes” become well-known after it won the “5th Saitama B-Grade Local Gourmet Championship in Chichibu” (2009), but it is actually a local dish that has been passed down in the Chichibu area for generations. Farmland has long been cultivated in the Chichibu area, where there is little flat land. It is said that "miso potatoes" originated from dipping small potatoes roasted over an open fire in miso sauce. Farmers have eaten "miso potatoes" as light lunches (kojyuu-han), when they take breaks from farm work. "Miso potatoes", which combine flaky potatoes and sweet and spicy miso paste, are now enjoyed in various settings as snacks and side dishes.