Try Rice Bowl with Flavorful Nijinobuta Pork at Momoya Restaurant

Momoya （ももや）is a traditional Japanese restaurant located within one minute from JR Tazawako Station. Momoya serves exquisite and healthy meals with highly selected local ingredients. Although Momoya's dinner is available on reservations only, you can try the lunch with no reservations!

Nijinobuta Kabayaki-don (虹の豚蒲焼丼）1,100 Yen

So juicy and tasty!

The stem of udo (Aralia cordata) is enjoyed

with sweet sumiso (paste of miso and vinegar).

Nijinobuta Kabayaki-don （虹の豚蒲焼丼） is the newest item on the list. It was occasionally available as “Today’s Special” but it has just become a regular item on the menue due to the customer’s strong requests!

This rice bowl is served with Nijinobuta pork  grilled with kabayaki sauce (sweetened soy-sauce). Needless to say, the pork is so juicy and tender, which is what the brand, Nijinobuta, is known for. It is a fairly new brand that has been produced in Tazawako area. Slices of Nijinobuta is marinaded in sweetened soy-sauce, grilled and then served over steamed white rice! The meat is so delicious that you would never be disappointed -- as well as the sauce, it brings out the meat's full flavor. A customer acclaimed, "I'd finish another rice bowl even with the sauce alone!"

Nijinobuta （虹の豚）is Tazawako's local pork brand.

The order comes with a bowl of miso soup, a side of palate freshener and desert. The side dish that accompanied on this day was a small portion of Udo (Aralia cordata), a type of sansai (mountain vegetables), served with sweetened sumiso (vinegar-miso). You can also take the grilled pork to-go for 850 yen.

Oshokuji-dokoro Momoya

(御食事処ももや)

TEL: ０１８７－４３－００３１

Momoya's Brown Rice Lunch for the Healthy-Minded People

Momoya （ももや） is a Japanese restaurant located in front of JR Tazawako Station within a minute walk. Momoya retains its uniqueness among restaurants in Tazawako area, for the exquisite cooking style!

Momoya serves dinner on reservations only, but the lunch is available for walk-in guests as well. The lunch meals varies and available from around 1,000 yen.

Momoya

Momoya serves exceptionally delicious meals! Here you can have Akita's traditional food -both noodles and rice - accompanied with a main dish of meat or fish. A vegetable-oriented meal is available as well, which has been especially designed for those who seek for more healthy eating.

If you are someone who prefer brown rice, you might be surprised: Brown Rice is rarely served in Japanese restaurant! Momoya is, however, one of the few Japanese restaurant where it is served in a meal: Brown Rice Special is inspired by healthy eating styles such as macrobiotics, which heavily relies on vegetables, beans, and fish.

Momoya's Macrobiotic-inspired Brown Rice Special

Here is another example of Momoya's Lunch Combination. This, on the other hand, is served with steamed white rice with Akauo ("red fish"), a kind of sea beam pickled in sake lees then broiled.

An Example of Momoya's Lunch with Akauo!

Oshokujidokoro Momoya (御食事処　ももや）

TEL 0187-43-0031

Lunch Available from

 11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. (Last Order is 2:00)