Feb 06, 2024 22:00:00

The world's best way to eat garlic deliciously, ``Shukumerli,'' has been revived at Matsuya, so I ate it.

``Shkmerli'' is a Georgian dish packed with garlic and is said to be ``the most delicious garlic dish in the world.'' Matsuya conducted a test sale of '

Shukumeruri Nabezen ' in December 2019, and due to its popularity, it was sold nationwide in January 2020. Matsuya's Shukumeruri won first place in the 3rd reprint menu general election, and will be revived as ' Shukumeruri hotpot set meal ' from February 6, 2024 (Tuesday). In order to find out what exactly is making people so excited that they are making a comeback on Shkmerli's menu, I actually went to Matsuya and tried the Shkmerli hotpot set meal.

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Arrived at Matsuya. Flags promoting Shkmerli are lined up in a row.

When I ordered the shukumerli hotpot set meal, it was served within a few minutes. In addition to shukumerli in a hot pot, the set includes rice, salad, and miso soup.

This is what Shkmerli looks like. Chicken, sweet potatoes, and onions are contained in a light yellow sauce. The sauce is simmering and the scent of garlic is drifting. The garlic does not have a burnt aroma like fried garlic, but a fresh aroma like grated raw garlic.

Solid fuel was placed under the pot, which continued to heat up even after being served.

The sauce has a rich garlic flavor but is sweet and easy to eat. Because it has a fresh scent like raw garlic, I imagined that it would be spicy because of the garlic, but it is characteristic that it is not dry but sweet and you can eat it easily. Even though it's sweet, it doesn't mean that the garlic taste is weak, but the strong punch of garlic is wrapped in creamy sweetness, making it extremely easy to eat. The taste of the chicken meat is completely absorbed by the flavor of the rich sauce, and you can understand with one bite that the main dish is not meat or vegetables but ``white sauce and cheese made with garlic''. can.

The crunchy texture of the onions is a nice accent.

Even though the sweet potato is in the rich white sauce, you can still feel the steamy texture and gentle sweetness of the sweet potato, and the punchy flavor of the garlic continues, making it a mouth-watering dish.

Although there are no chunks of garlic in the shukumerli hotpot set meal, you can feel the taste and aroma of garlic throughout the sauce, and the taste is so appealing that you will understand that garlic is the main character in one bite. Dishes that use a lot of garlic tend to give you a feeling that it's a bit too punchy and stop using your chopsticks, but the shukumerli hot pot set meal changes texture and taste depending on the multiple ingredients, so you can enjoy it until the end without getting bored. It was no wonder that it was called ``the world's most delicious way to eat garlic.''

The Shukumeruri hotpot set meal costs 930 yen including tax and can be eaten at Matsuya stores nationwide, with the exception of some stores.

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