Kyoto Kamogawa

~  Okamochi Bento at Takeshima IChigo

We spent the last weekend in Kyoto. We had an “Okamochi Bento” with a glass of beer on the Noryodoko terrace along the Kamo River, cool riverbed dining on the riverbed platform was my long-time dream. It was a hot day, but there was a refreshing wind blowing on that day. The bento box is two-tiered, and a variety of dishes, each beautifully arranged on a tiny plate, were included in each box.

Okamochi Bento menu:

Tofu simmered in dashi soup

Fish ---   boiled conger eel with dressing, seabream sashimi with seaweed

Simmered dishes --- Hijiki seaweed with deep fried tofu mix, green beans, goya(bitter melon), pement, green vegetable mix, eggplant, fu, taro,

Japanese pickles

Rice cooked with shredded sea bream

Dessert --- Bracken-starch dumpling with Matcha powder

Japanese tea

JPY3,800.-