For a limited time, lake fish from Lake Biwa will be served at Fujiya Restaurant on Ryukoku University's Seta Campus. This year, tatehoshigai clams and Seta shijimi clams will also be featured.
Lake fish will begin being served at Fujiya Restaurant on the Seta Campus from 5 October (Monday), offering an opportunity to enjoy lake fish from Lake Biwa for a limited time. The serving period is scheduled to begin on 5 October, with dishes being introduced on a rolling basis.
The organizer is the Fisheries Division of the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries of Shiga Prefecture. Planning and operations are handled by 株式会社フラン, with support from Ryukoku University Innovation Promotion Center, 株式会社不二家商事, and the Shiga Prefectural Federation of Fisheries Cooperative Associations. The initiative is part of a program intended to expand consumption of lake fish ingredients among younger people. The restaurant's menu for this month also features dishes made with tatehoshigai clams and Seta shijimi clams.
Specific menu examples include the B lunch set with smelt tempura on 5 October, sweet-simmered young ayu with rice on 13 October, and nanbanzuke-style young ayu with Seta shijimi clam soup on 23 October. Deep-fried honmoroko fish with wild mountain vegetable rice is scheduled to be served on 26 October. The menu is subject to change.