Snow Sakurajima is served at the restaurant "Fukiageya" on the 12th floor of Hankyu Umeda Main Store. Looking at the menu photos, it is true that white things like snow cover the bowl, and the atmosphere is different from the Oyakodon that I (the author) know. Order a set of fried chicken (1,870 yen including tax) and wait with excitement.
On the tray that was brought in, there was a large bowl covered with a lid, fried chicken and small bowls, pickles, soup, and condiments.
On the lid of the bowl, there is a piece of paper with a delicious way to eat it. It seems that there are three stages: (1) eat as it is, (2) sprinkle black shichimi with egg yolk, and (3) add salted kelp and Kujo green onion.
Open the lid and you'll see more and more white meringue! It's more like a cloud than snow. Egg yolk is enshrined in the center, and chicken skin, Japanese pepper, and spinach are topped around it.
Seen from the side, under the meringue is a thick egg binding and shiny and shiny rice.
First of all, just pakuri. When I scooped up the rice, egg and meringue and put it in my mouth, the meringue disappeared and only the "oyakodon" remained! The fluffy texture of the meringue and the thick texture of the soft-boiled egg are an unprecedented combination.
The leading chicken is Kagoshima Prefecture's brand chicken "Kuro Satsuma Chicken". It is chewy but soft enough to chew, and it feels juicy, unlike other local chickens that have an impressive chewy texture.
The more you chew, the more delicious it is. The seasoning is light, so you can feel the deliciousness of the meat.
After tasting "as is", entwined with egg yolk and sprinkled with black shichimi. This is insanely good. The pungent aroma and stimulus of black shichimi and Japanese pepper amplifies the richness of the thick egg yolk and the umami of the egg binding. The protagonist is the egg binding, but the perfect balance that the condiments do not interfere with it. The condiments match surprisingly, probably because the sweetness of the warishita is not too strong.
Finally, mix salted kelp and Kujo green onions. The salt content of salted kelp is a nice accent. It feels like you're eating porridge. Oh, I want to eat another cup ...! This seems to get stuck in the loop.
There was no line at the opening time when I entered the store, but it was full before 12:00. As expected, department stores are very crowded around noon on holidays, so if you want to eat without lining up, it seems good to enter at the same time as the store opens.