It looks cute, too! A new local delicacy in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture.

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Miyako's specialty "Bottle Don
Bottle dong, a specialty of Miyako City, Iwate Prefecture, was inspired by the local tradition of storing fresh sea urchins in milk bottles along with seawater. We would like to introduce you to this innovative hands-on gourmet experience, where fresh seasonal seafood is stuffed into milk bottles, and visitors enjoy it directly over rice.

The Beginning of Bottled Dong

Along the coast of Iwate Prefecture, where sea urchins and various other seafood are caught, there was a method called "raw sea urchin in milk bottles" in which fresh raw sea urchins and sea water were filled together in milk bottles to preserve them, and this was called "bottle sea urchin. This colorful "bottled sea urchin" was invented with a hint from the "bottled sea urchin" method. The "bottled don" is filled with ingredients of your choice, such as sea urchin, salmon roe, turnip, scallops, and squid. Just looking at the shiny, shimmering ingredients is enough to make one feel excited.
The sea urchin is in the foreground.

How to enjoy bottled dong!

Bottle dong" is a style of eating rice topped with the desired amount of seasonal seafood from a milk-bottle shaped bottle. You can freely choose and combine sea urchin, salmon roe, squid, and other seafood from Sanriku, so there are endless ways to enjoy the taste. Each local restaurant has its own unique flavorings. The thrill of opening the bottle and the visual appeal of the food are the real appeal of bottled don as well as the meal itself.
Bottled sea urchin on a bed of rice

There are 10 stores where you can enjoy bottled dong in Miyako City.

There are 10 stores in Miyako City where you can enjoy "bottled dong. The ingredients for bottled dong include Miyako trout salmon, octopus, Masaki wakame seaweed, and more! The ingredients and prices vary from store to store. It would be fun to compare them. When you visit Miyako, be sure to find your favorite "Bottle Don"!
Sanriku sea and bottled dong

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Come to Miyako City to find your favorite bottled dong!

Miyako City, facing the world's three major fishing grounds "off the coast of Sanriku," offers gourmet foods using fresh seafood according to the seasons of spring, summer, fall, and winter! A very impressive local gourmet dish filled with layers of Miyako's fresh seasonal ingredients. The "Bottle Don" is a dynamic gourmet dish where customers themselves pour a milk bottle full of seafood over rice and eat it on the spot. It's a gourmet meal that you will want to capture on video, not to mention in photos. It looks good, tastes good, and is fun! Please try "bottled dong" in Miyako!
Various kinds of bottled dong
Miyako Tourism and Culture Exchange Association

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