🐟 Sakana no Jifu/Sakana no Sukiyaki (Fish Jifu/Fish Sukiyaki)

Generally called uosuki or okisuki, this is a hotpot dish in which seafood, vegetables, and many other ingredients are simmered in a light broth, and it is a popular dish in fishing towns. In the Higashikishu region, it is a sukiyaki-style hotpot dish made with seasonal fish and seasonal vegetables from the rich fishing grounds of the Kumano Sea and seasoned with soy sauce. For this reason, it is made in fishing villages over a wide area, from the Shima region on the Kumano Nada coast towards the Higashikishu area, but Owase City has long established it as a “local cuisine.” In the area around Kumano City in the southern part of Higashikishu, it is called “fish jifunabe.”