I don’t know much about the taste of “hometown” in the peninsula area, but this is a restaurant where you can taste pretty authentic Korean food. If you’re pressed for work and want to run away, come here to “escape from North Korea”; if you cross the 38th parallel, you’ll be close to ascension… The food tends to be in large portions, so be careful when ordering. The password is “Nihonshuchuseyo”, right?
Hi, it’s “Drunk Uncle”!
Today I went to “Yakidokoro Furusato” in Ota on my way home from work.
“Minami Ichibangai” is one of the most famous thug entertainment districts in northern Kanto. You’ve already had enough of the introduction to the town, right? If you throw a stone, you’ll hit a tout or a Filipina girl on this street corner. By the way, the scene of the murder that was reported in the news the other day was around here, so be careful.
Let’s get back to it… Today’s location, “Furusato” is located on a back alley off Minami Ichibangai. It’s a Korean restaurant, but it’s not the kind of pop-style, neon-lit “sparkly” Korean restaurant you’d find in Shin-Okubo, nor is it the kind of place that makes you feel like “I want to enjoy all kinds of Chamisul flavors and post them on Instagram💛,” so be careful. If you like that kind of thing, there’s a fun Korean restaurant called “Koma” a little further down the road, where you can nibble on it like in K-POP, so go there.
“Furusato” is the exact opposite of the pop Korean restaurants mentioned above. I’m not sure if it’s orthodox, conservative, or classical, but it’s more of that kind of restaurant. Would it make sense if I said it was like a “North Korean news program”? The clientele is calm, so it might be for Drunk Uncle. Well, let’s go in.
The inside of the shop looks like this. There are a few tables, but the seats are mostly raised, so we were seated there today. Oh, brother and sister, you have to take your shoes off here, you know what I mean, right? It’s common, “I’m wearing boots today, so I’m worried about my foot smell, so I can’t sit in a tatami room💛” or something like that. If you’re worried about foot odor, it’s best not to go in such relationship. If you’re worried about that, you can’t drink alcohol…
Mommy runs the restaurant, while Dad provides the drinks. Incidentally, the seat at the back of the photo is a special seat for Mommy to watch Korean dramas when she’s bored. She has a mug full of makgeolli, her smartphone in the middle, and “eye go” tissues on the left for when she cries. As expected of a veteran mom, she’s well prepared. Then I’ll check out the menu…
The drinks for adults are, well, a rather sophisticated selection. There’s obviously no Hoppy, and makgeolli is only available in bottles. The sake here is “Ugo no Tsuki” (Hiroshima), “Omoni, ugo no tsukichuseyo.”
The soft drink menu is also quite sophisticated. At this point, the drinks are “menu,” and “sota” and “jus” are good too. Next is the Osumami menu.
There is a menu with pictures on the wall, so please choose from there. And there are some heavy menus, so check them out too. Today is the first bar, so I want to fill my stomach, so I have to be careful not to drink too much… As I said at the beginning, the portions are large, so be careful. For now, I’ll order Soondubu Jjigae.
Here it is, the adult drink, Hiroshima’s “Ugo no Tsuki.” Here in Gunma, Mount Akagi is the standard, but I’ll take the high road. Gulp! Kuu! It reminds me of the Hiroshima edition of “Yoridoo Ojisan”… Please take a look at my previous articles too, okay?
Just as I was getting serious, some kind of side dish (Okazu) started appearing…?
Ah, it’s true that in authentic Korean cuisine, these small dishes are served endlessly… I’m so grateful to these Okazu that I could drink alcohol just by eating this. I can’t cancel the Sundubu Jjigae, right…? I mean, I ordered Sundubu Jjigae, so I’m getting this, but what came first, the chicken or the egg? Combined with “ponshu”, I’m close to ascending to heaven. I accidentally said the magic words “Nihonshuuseyo” again… I’ll take another gulp.
And here it is, piping hot and freshly made “Chige”. This “Gechi” is like magma, right? It’s hot and delicious. Please keep the “Cheegyu” and “Shabamasu” away from you, as you may get burned, and blow on them before eating.
Now, about sake… I don’t know if the paring is ok or not. It’s probably “not”. But wait a minute, my mother asked me “Do you want rice?” and I said no, but when I thought about it, sake is made from rice, so there you have it, I’m eating rice by “cooking in my mouth”.Well, I skipped rice to limit my sugar intake, but I ended up drinking sake// I made a careless mistake. I feel like I’ve just come out of a tunnel and found myself in a snowy country. Or maybe I’ve locked the front door, but the back door is open and I’m drowning. I wonder if it’s the KIMOCHI at times like this that makes me say “Aigo.”
Having come this far, I was prepared to gulp down the sake, cook and burn my mouth with “Gechi”, eat and drink while sweating. Even though it was the first bar, I was constantly hustling. My body (especially my liver) couldn’t take it…
After drinking for a while, we paid the bill and left the bar.
“Furusato” is still a hardcore, old school Korean restaurant. Maybe a little spicy for the balls? The Drunk Uncle’s nighttime wanderings continue…
PS
Oh, I have one thing to say… a friend of mine told me that there was a fool guy at a Chinese pub a little ways down the road who was offered 3,000 yen for an hour, but for some reason ended up being ripped off for 29,000 yen when he left. Who’s the friend? Oh, a friend is a friend, and I’m not talking about the Drunk Uncle my self…? Anyway, it’s not a safe town, so be careful when you walk around, and don’t wander around at night! Too bad…
Bar information
Yakidokoro Furusato
Address: 634-1 Iida-cho, Ota-shi, Gunma
Payment method: Ah, actually, you can pay electronically here.
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