# Miso Poteto (Miso potatoes) ｜ Our Regional Cuisines

**Cuisine Name**: Miso Poteto (Miso potatoes)

**Region**: Our Regional Cuisines

## Main Lore Areas
Chichibu area

## Main Ingredients Used
Potatoes, miso paste

## History, Origin, and Related Events
“Miso potatoes” become well-known after it won the “5th Saitama B-Grade Local Gourmet Championship in Chichibu” (2009), but it is actually a local dish that has been passed down in the Chichibu area for generations. Farmland has long been cultivated in the Chichibu area, where there is little flat land. It is said that "miso potatoes" originated from dipping small potatoes roasted over an open fire in miso sauce. Farmers have eaten "miso potatoes" as light lunches (kojyuu-han), when they take breaks from farm work. "Miso potatoes", which combine flaky potatoes and sweet and spicy miso paste, are now enjoyed in various settings as snacks and side dishes.

## Opportunities and Times of Eating Habits
In the Chichibu region, farmers take breaks to eat a light meal or snack when they are hungry from farm work. This meal, or alternatively the local food that they eat, is known as "kojyuu-han". Miso potatoes was one such common "kojyuu-han". Today, "miso potatoes" are commonly served as part of a school lunch or a home-cooked meal, or eaten as a daily snack.

## How to Eat
Make miso sauce by combining miso paste with ingredients such as sugar and sake. Peel and cut potatoes into bite-sized pieces, boil, coat them with a batter made of flour and water, and fry in oil. Once the potatoes are crispy, drain the oil and drizzle the miso sauce over the potatoes while they are still hot. You can also add minced yuzu or green laver to the sauce.

## Efforts for Preservation and Succession
(Outline of the traditions, the preservation society, social media use, modern approaches at commercialization)"Miso potatoes" are commonly prepared at home and also served in school lunches at nursery schools and schools. It is also available at restaurants within the prefecture. Chichibu City has adopted a character who likes "miso potatoes", "Potekuma-kun", as its mascot.

## Ingredients
- Potatoes: 400g
- Flour: 30g
- Frying oil: appropriate quantity
- 【Seasoning】Miso paste: 30g
- 【Seasoning】Sugar: 30g
- 【Seasoning】Sake: 1 tsp.
- 【Seasoning】Mirin containing alcohol: 1 tsp.
- 【Seasoning】Water: 1 tbsp.

## Recipe
1. 1. Chop potatoes into pieces and soak them in water.
2. 2. Combine flour and water to make a thin batter. Drain the potatoes and coat them with the batter.
3. 3. Heat the oil to 180°C and fry the potatoes.
4. 4. Combine all the seasonings and reduce to make the sauce.
5. 5. Drizzle the sauce over the potatoes from step 3.

## Provider Information
provider : "Fukaya City School Nutritionists Association" Norie Sasaki

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