Nishinomiya Tsushin has now been around for one year.
So the five Nishitsu members decided to have a year-end party.
But just having a normal year-end party at a restaurant would be boring.
So we went to Omaehama for hot pot and barbecue.
It was so much fun, so for this article I want it to feel like “I’d love to try something like this!”
That’s why the photos are mostly stylish-looking ones.
It’s winter.
It’s night.
It’s Omaehama.
In the middle of summer, there are lots of people barbecuing at Omaehama.
But,
on this day, it was just us. Well, it was December.
And cold.
But barbecue uses fire, so don’t you think it’s actually pretty good for winter?
In charge of starting the fire was Nishitsu member Daa-san.
He’s not just a guy who’s always drinking beer.
Daa-san doesn’t just know Nishinomiya better than anyone else at Nishitsu; he’s an all-around guy who can handle anything.
We hadn’t brought a fan that day, so he was blowing on the charcoal himself. He takes care of outdoor activities on full auto.
For this barbecue, we used Kotecchan from S Foods, which has its headquarters in Naruohama.
And we also had familiar items like Itoham’s Pole Wiener sausages from Itoham, whose headquarters factory is in Nishinomiya!
And some vegetables too. These thick green onions turned soft and melty, and they were delicious.
Still, with meat, once the fat drips down, it cooks in an instant, so it’s hard to really relax.
For the hot pot, we made the tantan gyoza hot pot that appeared in episode 3 of the camping-themed anime “Yuru Camp△.”
The red liquid is a “sesame tantan hot pot base.”
“It looks spicy but isn’t spicy, just a little spicy, and it’s delicious, ma’am!” is the catchphrase for this hot pot.
Here’s what the hot pot looked like in the anime↓
Quoted from “Yuru Camp△” on d Anime
The pot started steaming nicely.
And here’s how it actually turned out↓
What do you think?
It looks pretty good, doesn’t it?
Give it a try. We used this site as a reference for the recipe.
Mama @ Nishitsu quietly keeps eating.
Because it tastes amazing, and it really warms you up.
Since it’s a “looks spicy but isn’t spicy, just a little spicy” delicious hot pot, please try it for your New Year’s party. A cold day is highly recommended!
Next up.
Here comes something seriously photogenic.
Sea bream and garlic.
We prepare a fire pit.
We got a really stylish shot of Daa-san here, so I’m including it（no demand for this??）
We didn’t have firewood, so we got the charcoal going.
Ah, so he couldn’t resist the beer after all.
Then we heave the Dutch oven onto the fire pit. (This thing is heavy.)
This looks really fancy, but all you do is add the ingredients, drizzle on olive oil, and heat it up.
The dish is called “sea bream acqua pazza.”
Let it simmer well.
Once it’s simmered for a while, move the Dutch oven away from the heat.
A Dutch oven retains heat well, so it seems to keep cooking even like this.
It turned out really well!
“That looks soooo good!” says Niko @ Nishitsu.
This has to be delicious.
The Nishitsu members devoured it in silence, like people eating crab.
Easy and delicious is the best. Readers, please give it a try too.
Winter nights are cold, but with a warm hot pot, you can still have a great time.
Since you’ll be bundled up, please be careful that the barbecue fire doesn’t spread to your clothes.
If you want to try a nighttime barbecue with this kind of atmosphere, here’s one piece of advice.
This light is extremely important.
As long as you have this, it’ll look great. It’s the Coleman Lantern 2500.
This one uses LP gas, but I think anything is fine as long as it’s a proper flame-type lantern like this. (I don’t think LEDs would work as well, probably.)
I’ll add the product names of the items used in this article at a later date. The end of the year was busy, so I couldn’t write them up. Sorry <m(__)m>
In Closing
You can barbecue at Omaehama without making a reservation, but please take your food scraps home and properly throw away your charcoal in the trash bins.
Apparently a lot of people have been dumping charcoal there, and Nishinomiya City could ban barbecues there at any time.
There is a proper charcoal disposal area↓
