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title: Ryoma 1865
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journey: https://karigurashijourney.com/en/episodes/omihachiman/
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# Ryoma 1865

A little of each town’s story　/　Omihachiman, Shiga

With dinner I opened Ryoma 1865 from Nippon Beer, an alcohol-free (0.00%) beer made only from malt, hops and carbonation.

## This moment in the journey: An evening meal of Omihachiman specialties

Dinner was an evening of Omihachiman specialties. I sliced cucumber thinly on the board, seared a thick cut of marbled Omi beef, and carved it with a knife. Omi beef is counted among Japan's three great wagyu, and is said to be the country's oldest brand of beef. I kept it simple, with just salt and pepper.

Small dishes went out on the low table, and I poured a glass of alcohol-free beer. Red konnyaku, fine-grained and smooth, gets its color from iron; one story says Oda Nobunaga, who loved flashy things, had it dyed red. It looks festive and is nourishing too.

The pink hinona pickles had a pleasant bite, and chojifu no karashi-ae, cubes of the local chojifu wheat gluten dressed with mustard, is another dish of this region. The chewy texture of the fu kept my chopsticks coming back.

![Red konnyaku on a black dish beside a can of alcohol-free beer](https://karigurashijourney.com/img/omihachiman/s79-1200.jpg)
- Sources: https://www.nipponbeer.jp/lineup/ryoma1865-can/

Read this scene in the full journey: https://karigurashijourney.com/en/episodes/omihachiman/