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The sushi made with persimmon leaves tastes very good, and the glutinous rice inside has a fresh fragrance of persimmon. Generally, a set meal has five sushis, which is basically enough to fill you up. It is a quite creative way of making it.

After watching the deer and visiting the National Museum, I suddenly felt hungry, so I started looking for food. It is said that Nara's persimmon leaf sushi is very famous. The result of discussion was that we must try it, so we saw the sign of persimmon sushi at the door and ran straight in. Three people ordered three different sets of meals, I ordered seafood rice, one ordered persimmon leaf sushi set, and the other ordered cold noodles and sushi set. Haha, I think mine is the best. The legendary persimmon leaf sushi is really not good. The salmon in it is marinated and refrigerated, which is not to our taste. The cold noodles are also good, icy and cool, very refreshing.

The persimmon leaves smell a little bit sour, with a hint of tobacco and some mugwort. Although the mackerel inside has been pickled, it doesn't feel very fresh when eaten. I glanced at the Japanese next to me and saw that they ate the persimmon leaves together. There was a purple-red one in the persimmon leaf sushi. It smelled sweet and sour. I tasted it and it was pickled basil leaves. The sweet and sour taste covered up the last bit of fishy smell of the mackerel, and instead blended perfectly with the chewiness of the fish. The whole box of persimmon leaf sushi was so delicious, no wonder there was only one.

I went to Nara the day before I returned home. The shop was right at the exit of Kintetsu Nara Station, very close. I bought it when I was leaving. There are various packages and flavors of persimmon leaf sushi. In order to bring it back to Beijing for my family to try, I bought the kind with a shelf life of 3 days. It is not heavy, easy to carry, and not afraid of being squeezed. A box of 8 persimmon leaf sushi costs 1403 yen, with three flavors. You can see the picture for details. I think the persimmon leaf smells good. If you buy fresh and ready-to-eat ones, it should taste better.

Heimu Kakiha Sushi (Nara Branch) I learned that one of the local characteristics of Nara is Kakiha Sushi, and this Heimu Kakiha Sushi is a local old-fashioned store It is more expensive to go at night than at noon, because the cheap set meal is only available at noon. If you go before 3 pm, it will be about half the price. I ordered two sets of Yaezakura and Gyokura. The tempura of the sweetfish in Yaezakura is very fragrant and delicious. The tea rice is generally ordinary. The local chicken noodles in Gyokura are also very delicious and fresh. Although the noodles are not much, it is enough with the Kakiha Sushi. There are only two kinds of fish in the Kakiha Sushi. Don't dip it in soy sauce. Peel the leaves and eat it directly. You can feel the fragrance of the leaves. It's a special experience. The desserts are also good. One is kudzu powder and the other is matcha pudding. I personally feel very happy eating it.

The upper reaches of the Kinokawa River in Nara is a famous persimmon producing area in Japan, known as "Persimmon Village". This kind of sushi is a local flavor related to persimmons. In ancient times, people living in the Kii Peninsula and Mie Prefecture crossed Yoshino Mountain to work in Nara, the capital at that time, for their livelihoods. When they went out, they pickled the fish caught in their hometown and put them on rice balls, and then wrapped them in persimmon leaves with antiseptic functions as lunch boxes. Nara is located in the inland of Japan, quite far from the sea, and it is difficult to eat fresh fish. Under this influence, this kind of persimmon leaf sushi that reflects the unique local culture has gradually evolved. Persimmon leaf sushi is a famous product of Nara, Japan. Sushi is made by covering the rice balls with mackerel soaked in vinegar. Each sushi is wrapped with persimmon leaves. It can not only remove the fishy smell of fish and keep the freshness of sashimi, but also add a fragrance of persimmon leaves. This is a method of preserving food that has been used here for a long time. The persimmon leaf sushi bento not only shows the local specialty food, but also reflects the local food culture. Regarding Nara persimmon leaf sushi, many people come to buy it because of its reputation. Moreover, the bottle persimmon leaf sushi is near Nara Park, so most people buy it for lunch and eat it in the park. Therefore, the sales of Heimune persimmon leaf sushi are particularly good.

This sushi restaurant has a counter at Kintetsu Nara Station. It seems to be a specialty of Nara. Its specialty is sushi wrapped in persimmon leaves. I had a set meal with persimmon leaf sushi at the set meal restaurant. To be honest, it was a bit salty.