Teppan-yaki, a Tsuyama specialty, at Potsun and One Bar "Saegusa" [Blog/Nikkomi-Misto

Saegusa, standing alone in a residential area

A few hours after arriving in Tsuyama and leaving our first restaurant, Hashino Shokudo...

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Tsuyama City, Okayama Prefecture, is home to the beef offal town of Tsuyama, home to the meat processing center. A regular at the B1 Grand Prix, there are restaurants all over town serving "horumon udon," made with beef innards. With beef offal being a staple throughout the city, you might be wondering what kind of "stew" they serve there...

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2023.11.09

Founded in 1985, this famous teppanyaki restaurant, located in a residential area, was started by the previous proprietress alone and is now run by her second-generation son.Saegusa" Arrived at ".

Bottle kiss

First up is the Lemon Bottled Chu (600 yen). For some reason, the Oenon Group's Bottled Chu seems to be popular in Tsuyama. When I see a Bottled Chu popping up out of nowhere, I can't help but want to order one.

Make the bride cry

The quick and easy appetizer is the Yome Nake (650 yen). There are various theories about the origin of the name, including that it is so tough that it makes the bride cry when cooking it, or that it is so delicious that no bride is needed, no matter who cooks it.

This is beef aorta stir-fried in an addictive salt sauce, and depending on the region or restaurant, it is called 'Hatsushita', 'Hatsumoto', or 'Korikori'.

I love it so much that I always order it when I find it at a yakitori restaurant in Tokyo. When I go to Nawanoren in Ebisu or Chuya in Nakanobu or Yutenji, I always order two skewers of heart meat because the texture and flavor are irresistible.

Sozuri

This dish is made by stir-frying shaved meat from the bone with onions and green onions in a sweet and spicy sauce. The Sozuri (900 yen) has both soft and fatty parts and chewy parts, which adds a fun accent. Since it's near the bone, it's incredibly flavorful!

Dried meat (kappa)

This is another Tsuyama specialty, dried meat (950 yen). Different restaurants use different parts, but Saegusa uses kappa. Kappa is found between the muscle and the skin and comes from various parts of the cow. However, it seems that only a few hundred grams can be obtained from one cow. It has a chewy texture, is fatty, and has a delicious flavor that is unlike any other.

Black Nikka Highball

After finishing the bottled Chu, I went for a highball (450 yen). It was refreshing and went perfectly with the meat.

We enjoyed fresh offal and cuts that can only be found in Tsuyama, which has high-level meat processing facilities!

The head chef of Saegusa also said, "There is no stew in Tsuyama because the offal is so fresh." I gave up on the stew so it's fine! Thank you for the meal!

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End the night at the deep bar "Banri"

Finally, the chef of Saegusa said, "The restaurant of Tsuyama's famous character Mari-chan is deep and interesting," so we decided to end our night in Tsuyama at Mari-chan.

Wow... what a surprise! The appetizer was stewed beef tendon!

Bottle kisses here too!

Thank you, Saegusa-san and Mari-san.

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Store Information

[Okonomiyaki Saegusa]
441-5 Kamikawahara, Tsuyama City, Okayama Prefecture, 708-0002

[Banri]
3-1 Honmachi, Tsuyama City, Okayama Prefecture, 708-0073