# Kashiwa-meshi ｜ Our Regional Cuisines

**Cuisine Name**: Kashiwa-meshi

**Region**: Our Regional Cuisines

## Main Lore Areas
All areas within the prefecture

## Main Ingredients Used
Rice, chicken, burdock root, carrots

## History, Origin, and Related Events
In the Kyushu region, chicken is called "kashiwa," and "kashiwa-meshi" is a local food that combines chicken and boiled-down ingredients to cooked rice. It is a local home cooking staple made throughout homes and restaurants in Fukuoka Prefecture since long ago, and is also eaten during special occasions such as festivals and sporting events. "Kashiwa-meshi," which has also been long beloved as station bentos, has now been picked up by the media and has become a famous product of Fukuoka.The chicken used for "kashiwa-meshi" is commonly "Hakata jidori," Fukuoka Prefecture's free-range, local-pedigree chicken, whose musculature makes for an excellent sensation when bitten into, and is also remarkable for the deepening of flavor every time you chew it. Additionally, the chicken breast of "Hakata jidori" contains anserine and carnosine, which function to inhibit decline in cognitive function, and is recognized as a Food with Functional Claims by the Consumer Affairs Agency.

## Opportunities and Times of Eating Habits
Besides being eaten as part of a daily meal, it is also eaten every time people gather, such as for festivals and special occasions. "Kashiwa-meshi" station bentos are widely popular outside of the prefecture as well; they can be enjoyed throughout the year, as besides Orio Station, you can buy them in major JR stations in Kita Kyushu as well as department stores.

## How to Eat
Combine simmered ingredients such as chicken and vegetables with cooked rice, and enjoy. The chewy texture of "kashiwa-meshi" is delicious when chilled as well, and can be eaten as rice balls.

## Efforts for Preservation and Succession
(Outline of the traditions, the preservation society, social media use, modern approaches at commercialization)Currently it is commonly made in homes, and is passed down from parents to children. It is also served for school lunches, and besides being a familiar food for the young generation, it is available in restaurants, convenience stores, and supermarkets as well, so that you can eat it easily. "Kashiwa-meshi" is widely popular as a station bento as well, and beloved by a wide range of generations.

## Ingredients
- Rice: 255g
- Chicken breast: 120g
- Burdock root: 60g
- Carrot: 60g
- Dried shiitake: 4 small mushrooms
- Shiitake rehydrating liquid: 4 Tbsp
- 【Seasoning A】Sesame oil: 1 tsp
- 【Seasoning A】Sake: 4 tsp
- 【Seasoning A】Sugar: 4 tsp
- 【Seasoning A】Mirin: 4 tsp
- 【Seasoning A】Soy sauce: 4 tsp
- Spring onion shoots: 12g

## Recipe
1. 1. Wash rice, add an equal amount of water to rice and let sit for 30min, then cook as you would normally.
2. 2. Cut the chicken into small pieces diagonally, cut the burdock root into slivers, and peel and finely chop the carrots.Soak the dried shiitake to rehydrate it in double the amount of rehydrating liquid. Squeeze out excess liquid, remove the hard stem tips, and chop finely. Keep the rehydrating liquid.
3. 3. Heat the frying pan on medium heat, add sesame oil, and saute the chicken.
4. 4. Once the chicken has cooked, add the burdock root, carrot, and dried shiitake and saute.
5. 5. Add the rehydrating liquid to 4 and simmer on low heat.
6. 6. Once the rice has cooked, mix in 3, and place the spring onion shoots on top.

## Provider Information
provider : ukuoka City Health and Welfare Bureau, Health Promotion Division

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