One of the delicious foods from autumn to winter is “oden（おでん）”. It is also sold at convenience stores.
Oden is a kind of hot pot dish. In the shop it is boiled in a large square pot separated by ingredients. Customers order their favorite ingredients and buy it.
General ingredients are as follows.
- Daikon（大根）← Japanese radish
- Yudetamago（ゆで卵）← boiled egg
- Konnyaku（こんにゃく）← molded konnyaku potate
- Shirataki（しらたき）← noodles made from konnyaku potate
- Satsumaage（さつま揚げ）← deep‐fried minced fish and vegetables
- Chikuwa（ちくわ）← surimi of baked fish molded into pipe shape
- Chikuwabu（ちくわぶ）← molded flour
- Gyusuji（牛すじ）← beef sinew
The ingredients are different depending on the region. You can buy a pack with them set in the supermarket.
By the way, this manga character named “Civita” has skewered Oden in his hand.
