I went to one of my favorite soba noodle shops in Nagoya, the city where I was born and raised.
It has a hearth in the middle of the table. However, old Japanese house used to have a hearth on the floor, just like the picture beneath.
It has a hearth in the middle of the table. However, old Japanese house used to have a hearth on the floor, just like the picture beneath.
Actually, ordinary Japanese house had used charcoals as fuel at home in rural areas until the mid of 20th century.
The left picture is a hearth in the old post town where I visited this spring. See the following URL; http://ritztalk.blogspot.jp/2015/04/ancient-post-town-in-japan.html
This day, I ordered Soba Lunch Special, which includes a bowl of Soba noodle, a piece of sesame tofu, a piece of rolled egg (not egg roll), a bowl of vinegared rice with marinated bonito (unrolled sushi), a cup of thinly sliced and dried radish and a dish of sliced cucumber.
Ｔｈｉｓ type of fire place have been replaced with modern kitchens such as gas ranges and ovens in the middle of 20th century.
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