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Hanakujira honten
Oden restaurant · Osaka-shi ·
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"Many foreigners turn up their noses at oden, the stuff-floating-in-dashi dish symbolic of winter — but they probably just haven’t had a good rendition yet. At Hanakujira, the light, simmering broth is bursting with complexity. However, unlike high-end oden shops, Hanakujira keeps things affordable and ultra-casual, just as the workaday stew of boiled tofu and konjac (an Asian tuber with a starchy, jelly-like consistency) should be. Be warned: Lines can get absurd, especially on cold days." - La Carmina, Michael Sosnick
