GET FRESH VEGETABLES AND GIBYE at the local supermarket We drove from Tokyo to Izu area first. This time, we decided to go to the Izu area, which seemed to be less chilly at night since we would be camping in October. Recently I have been into hot springs again, so I made a reservation at Kawazu Auto Campground, which had a guide that said it had hot spring baths. I like to prepare for camping by cutting and preparing food in advance, but this time I didn’t have time to prepare in advance, so I decided to buy food locally. I decided to go shopping at a supermarket that sells local ingredients, and my husband found one! My husband found a store called “Ode to the Earth (Yamamoto Food Center). It is a small store, but it has an excellent selection of goods. They sell not only locally grown vegetables, but also seasonings, side dishes, and even deer and wild boar meat. Izu is known for its wild game, and there were many restaurants serving deer and wild boar. Since we were planning to cook over a campfire at the camp, meat that we could just grill and eat was very welcome. We also bought some local vegetables and rare mushrooms, which added to our enjoyment.
How is the famous wasabi soft serve ice cream? Izu is home to Joren Falls and Amagi Pass, famous for Sayuri Ishikawa’s famous song “Amagi kyogoshi” (“Amagi Crossing”). On the way to the campground, we stopped at “Roadside Station Amagi Togoshi” to take a break and check out some of the local specialties. At the “Amagi Wasabi no Sato” inside the “Roadside Station Amagikoshi,” fresh wasabi is sold, as well as grated sharkskin boards. It is said that grating wasabi with sharkskin gives it a smooth and gentle taste. So, I decided to buy a set of fresh wasabi and use it as a condiment for my evening meal. And there was also a very intriguing item on sale: wasabi soft serve ice cream. This is not wasabi-flavored soft serve, but rather vanilla-flavored soft serve topped with grated fresh wasabi. I boldly ordered the ice cream and tasted the wasabi, thinking I would be able to directly feel the wasabi. The flavor of the wasabi, combined with the flavor of vanilla, may go surprisingly well with the wasabi! There are also souvenirs for sale, and just looking at them made me feel like I was on a trip.
Arrival at the campground! Kawazu Auto Campground with nice sunlight filtering through the trees at the forest site We arrived at Kawazu Auto Campground while taking a break at Troadside Station Amagikoshi. We made a reservation because this campground has a hot spring bath, but since we visited on a weekday, we were told that only a family bath was available. On weekends and holidays, they have hot springs available. Instead, we were given half-price day-trip tickets to the nearby Odoriko Onsen Kaikan. I thought, “Why don’t I have to take a bath tonight? and my husband and I immediately started a bonfire, and the moment we were growing the fire was the most soothing time of the day. It was getting a little chilly, so the bonfire was just the right time to keep warm. Then I quickly grilled the pork belly I brought from home. I also grated fresh wasabi that I bought along the way and put it with the meat. We enjoyed a variety of meats with condiments from Izu, such as kabosu (kabocha fruit) and wasabi (horseradish). This time I bought venison, which had no smell at all and tasted so unctuous that I wondered how it would taste like if it had been raised honestly. It has a strong iron taste and is lean, fat-free, and healthy. I was addicted to eating it with wasabi and soy sauce, while my husband tried salt and kabosu, and we both enjoyed it. We also had Izu pears and mandarin oranges for dessert, which we roasted together over the fire and found to be surprisingly delicious. We used to drink a lot of alcohol, but we stopped drinking altogether and turned off the lights at 9:30 pm and rested in the tent.
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