🍱 Shira-ae

This dish is very popular not only as an attractive food for auspicious occasions, but also as a daily home food. People had no choice other than making tofu by themselves in mountainous area, where no tofu store was nearby. In Kawamata area or Serizawa area in Nikko City, neighbors shared the instrument and made tofu together. That's why tofu was a precious food. They made tofu for special occasion like memorial service, ceremony or New Year, and cooked ‘Shira-ae' at that time. People cooked this dish for festivals in shrines or yearly events in the area where they can get tofu easily. Now it is one of home dishes served throughout the year.