Finally the New Year holidays! Are you ready for New Year's Eve? "Tsukiji" is one of the standard shopping spots for New Year's preparations, but this time we will tell you about the state of the Tsukiji Outer Market, which is very crowded in the New Year holidays, and at the same time, we will tell you about the New Year's product "Tsukiji Fu" at the Kakuyama Main Store, which is famous for Fu. Introducing!

Start by strolling around the Tsukiji Outer Market!

This is a rumor ...?
This is a rumor ...?

■ The Tsukiji Outer Market in the New Year holidays (December 27th) is very crowded!

The Tsukiji Outer Market spreads around the Tsukiji Market. Many tourists come from overseas as well as shoppers at the end of the year. Various languages such as Chinese and Korean are flying around, which makes me feel like a tourist. Many people are eating fried eggs and side dishes, and just looking at them makes me hungry!

And Nakadori, which is the center of the outside market, is as crowded as expected. I didn't know that it would be so crowded even though it was lunch on weekdays.

Nakadori on December 27th. It's very crowded!
Nakadori on December 27th. It's very crowded!

Not only fresh fish but also fruits, dried fish, side dishes and meat are sold here, so you will have all the ingredients for New Year dishes. Even if you don't shop, it's a lot of fun just to take a walk while eating!

Why do seafood have such an appetizing color?
Why do seafood have such an appetizing color?

Really, everything is available
Really, everything is available

I was also able to see the tuna dismantling show. It is a masterpiece that the tuna is dismantled crunchy! I just stare at it.

Stunning kitchen knife handling!
Stunning kitchen knife handling!

■ Now, go to "Kakuyama Main Store"!

By the way, if you go out from Nakadori to Harumi-dori and head toward Kachidoki Bridge, you will arrive at today's destination, "Kakuyama Main Store". The Kakuyama main store is a long-established store that has been operating as a specialty store for raw fu and yuba since it opened in the current location of Tsukiji in 1918!


When I entered the store full of customers who were looking for raw fu, I found it! "New Year's crafted fu". This is a colorful crafted fu made with the New Year motif. Next to it is "Fu Manju," which is a specialty of the Kakuyama main store. This has nothing to do with New Year, but I bought it together. It's a specialty. It can't be helped.

This is "New Year's crafted fu". Sold frozen
This is "New Year's crafted fu". Sold frozen

■ Return to the editorial department with "crafted fu" and "fumanto"!

The crafted fu is carefully packaged one by one. Open it immediately! No cute! The colorful raw fufu in the shape of battledore, mandarin oranges, and kagami mochi are a waste to eat. Even if you take it out of the package and arrange it on a plate, it's still cute! You may want to decorate it a little before you eat it.

Unwrapped crafted fu is beautiful!
Unwrapped crafted fu is beautiful!

This is a fu with a mandarin orange motif.
This is a fu with a mandarin orange motif.

This is a battledore! Kya! !!
This is a battledore! Kya! !!

Raw Fu is used in New Year's ozoni. So how gorgeous is it when you put it in a dish? Put it in an instant soup and give it a try. First of all, please look at the soup that you just poured hot water. This looks delicious.

It's an instant soup with just hot water. This looks delicious.
It's an instant soup with just hot water. This looks delicious.

Now, let's add the Kakuyama main store's crafted fu to this. How will instant soup change?


As you can see, the instant soup has been transformed into a New Year's dish. This appearance is not the only great thing about crafted fu. It's delicious even if you actually eat it. The texture is similar to mochi, and there is miso inside!

■ Kadoyama Main Store's specialty "Fu Manju" will be served!

Next, we will have the Kakuyama main store's specialty Fu Manju. Yes, this has nothing to do with the New Year. However, I've always wanted to eat it. sorry.

When you open the package, the bun manju is wrapped in bamboo leaves and the scent is outstanding. It feels like a high-class Japanese sweet. Fu Manju is a manju made from raw bean paste, and it seems that the bean paste was originally developed for the raw bean paste.

Each one is carefully wrapped
Each one is carefully wrapped

When you peel the bamboo leaves, you will see a glossy steamed bun from the inside. It's chewy and looks delicious!

It's Tsuyatsuya Tsuyatsuya
It's Tsuyatsuya Tsuyatsuya

Let's get it! Hmm, good! !! It tastes quite elegant and the sweetness is modest. Fu Manju is a very popular product, and it is not uncommon for it to be sold out, but I can't help it.

Ankogane. This is again. It's delicious. Yup.
Ankogane. This is again. It's delicious. Yup.

Take a walk in Tsukiji to prepare for the New Year. You may think it's too late, but I recommend it.