I went to "eel pie factory" where you can see the manufacturing site of Hamamatsu specialty "Eel Pie" for free

Night sweets famous as Shizuoka souvenir "Eel pie"Haruhakudo is a stick shaped pie using local ingredients in July 2014"Coneri"And furthermore, a commercial facility based on sweets"Nicoe"Opened in Hamamatsu city. Although the facility feels pretended to become the centerpiece of Hamamatsu sightseeing, there is another facility in Chunghwa - doEel pie factory"Is also becoming a popular facility visited by more than 500,000 visitors a year, so I actually went to see how eel pies that everyone had heard were made I have done it.

Eel Pie Factory | Hamamatsu sweets recipe Kurokado
http://www.unagipai-factory.jp/

The eel pie factory is located in Okubo-cho Nishi-ku, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka prefecture.


The eel pie factory is located about 20 minutes by car from the center of Hamamatsu city.


There was a truck parked with a huge eel pie near the entrance.


There is reception in the bright lobby when entering.


To visit the eel pie factory, fill in the application form next to the reception desk.


This time, we chose free tour without prior reservation. If you make a reservation in advance, you can join the tour where the concierge will guide you.


When you hand in the application form at the reception you get an eel pie for free.


I will enter the place quickly. In the observation area on the first floor there are windows that can see things like doors and the inside.


The process of preparation was written in the table of the door. The material is butter · flour · eel powder, and it is said that each fabric is handmade one by one.


When opening the door where the preparation process is described, a picture of where artisans are kneading dough comes out. I came to the factory so much that I wanted to see how I could make it.


At the back of the window behind the door ......


Slender fabric is baked in the oven while flowing on the belt conveyor.


Looking at the next window, the previously long and thin fabric was swelling in the shape of an eel pie. The temperature at which the dough is baked will change depending on the temperature and humidity, so it is adjusted every day.


The eel which came out of the oven.


On top of the eel-finished eel, the brush paints sagging as the brush moves strongly. This sauce is also a secret sauce that is limited in people who know how to make it even in factories.


You can check the appearance that automatic brush brushing secret sauce on eel is seen from the following movie.

A self-moving brush looks like a secret sauce spreading on eels - YouTube


Eel pies painted with secret sauce go through the glass case ......


It will flow to the workers.


The worker checks the eel which is broken or not in shape.


I will inspect whether the eel pie is baked in a prescribed shape, with a case with a slender hole.

Many workers are checking to sell only eel shaped pies.


You can see on the first floor until the baking of the eel pie. Next we will head to the observation area on the second floor.


The second floor was crowded with plenty of people. Visitors can see the state of the factory from the installed windows.


Looking down from the window looks something like this, because we are going to work in order to fill the box with the baked eel pie and place it in a box and put it in the cardboard for shipping.


The appearance of the eel peaf factory seen from the 2nd floor observation area can be confirmed from the following movie.

A picture of eel pie factory - YouTube


The baked eel pie can be put in bags one by one with "No.1" written machine.


The work of putting an eel pie in a bag was done at an unstoppable speed by the machine.


The state of work of putting eel pie in a bag with a machine can be confirmed from the following movie.

Put the eels in the bag with the machine at the explosion speed - YouTube


Eel pies in the bag are specially made machines to check whether foreign matter is mixed in.


After checking the machine, check that each worker does not mix foreign substances one by one. There is a tough examination for safety.



The eel pies after being put in bags will be packed in a box at "No.3" place.


This machine is lifting the arranged eel pie and packing it in a box.


A machine that covers a box with an eel pie in a lid. Most of the work was automated.


The way the machine packs the eel pie in a box can be confirmed from the following movie.

This elegant pie is packed in a box like this - YouTube


Lastly paste the label on the box with the hand of a person ......


It is packed in cardboard and it is waiting for shipment.


Many people watched how the eel pie was packaged and packed in a box.


I found a brick-like building beside the observation area.


Inside the building is a preview room, explaining so that children can understand the eel pies from material to shipment with a movie.


I entered because there was a dark passage beside the preview room.


In the aisle you will explain the eel pie with the Q & A method. The answer to the question "What is the meaning of eel cakes at eel?" ...


It was because he wanted me to eat it at night when my family would come together.


Also, to the hidden taste of eel ...


A small amount of garlic is used.


On the second floor there was a cafe where you can enjoy sweets using eel pie.


I decide to eat the eel-eat dessert because it's impeccable.


The menu looks something like this, Milfeil's tailoring of eels is 690 yen including tax, cream sand of eel pie V.S.O.P. 830 yen including tax, Terrine of eel pie 720 yen including tax.


There were baked dumplings, etc. besides desserts using eel pie.


This time I ordered Terrine of Eel Pie.


There is an eel pie in the lower part of Terrine.


Below the eel pie is another vanilla ice cream and terrine.


Terrine has a smooth mouthfeel and tastes of deep white chocolate. The part containing the eel pie is good with crispy texture and terrine compatibility.


Eel pies and ice cream do not match.


When the stomach is full at the cafe, get off the stairs and finish the tour.


After observing, it is ant to purchase eels for souvenirs. Eel Pie Factory is a content that can be enjoyed even by a single person or a friend, learning how to make eel pie, buying it for souvenir as a souvenir, it is a mistake that flowers will bloom in a souvenir story .