Local mothers are the instructors! A cooking class for sea bream rice, a local dish using fresh fish from Ainan Town.
Ainan Town in Ehime Prefecture, Shikoku, is a place rich in nature with both the sea and mountains. In this town, where sea bream farming is thriving, you can learn about the local food culture by cooking together with local mothers, and while eating sea bream rice, you can learn about the everyday life and feelings of the region.
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Located in the southernmost part of Shikoku's Ehime Prefecture, Ainan Town is an area blessed with a rich natural environment, including the abundant sea and mountains represented by the Ashizuri-Uwakai National Park. The climate is warm throughout the year, and you can see coral and tropical fish.
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What kind of dish is Tai-meshi?
This is a local dish from Ehime Prefecture. Ainan Town is a major production area for farmed sea bream, and it is a region where people eat fish regularly. I was very surprised when I heard from the locals that "fish is not something you buy, it's something you receive as a gift"! It is a beloved local dish in a land where a rich sea stretches out before you. Even within Ehime Prefecture, there are different types of tai-meshi (sea bream rice), including tai-meshi with seasoned sashimi, tai-meshi where sea bream and rice are cooked together, and recently, grilled tai-meshi has also appeared, and it has become a popular dish among both locals and visitors. This time, let's take a look together at a cooking class experience for tai-meshi using sea bream from Ainan Town.
The cooking class is about to begin!
We gathered at the community center, put on our aprons, and the cooking class began. The menu included sea bream rice, sea bream dumplings, miso soup with seasonal vegetables, and citrus jelly—a menu typical of Ehime Prefecture.
All participants will take turns cutting sea bream, wrapping dumplings, and making miso soup. There will be local mothers acting as instructors at each table, so you can relax and enjoy the experience. Even if you don't do it perfectly, it's a great opportunity to try. Everyone will work together to create the meal.
All the dishes are ready!
Let's all eat together. While eating with the locals, let's enjoy interacting with them by asking questions about the region, their daily lives, and anything else that interests us.
You can experience this tour by applying through the link below. Local mothers in Ainan Town, the southernmost town in Ehime Prefecture, Shikoku, are looking forward to meeting travelers from various regions.
https://activityjapan.com/publish/plan/62382
How to get to Ainan Town
The journey to Ainan Town is long.
Since neither the train nor the highway goes all the way, the smoothest way to get to Ainan Town is by rental car.
Because it takes time to get there, you can enjoy the rich natural scenery along the way and take your time on your journey.
If you rent a car, the journey from Matsuyama Airport to Ainan Town takes approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes.
Located in the southernmost part of Shikoku's Ehime Prefecture, Ainan Town is an area blessed with a rich natural environment, including the abundant sea and mountains represented by the Ashizuri-Uwakai National Park. The climate is warm throughout the year, and you can see coral and tropical fish.
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