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茨城のそばと言えば常陸そば。
数ある常陸そばの店の中でもまさに王道と呼ばれるお店に訪問。
その店は竜神峡橋のたもとにノスタルジック漂う古民家風の佇まいを留めているが、それは羊の皮をまとった名店と呼ぶにふさわしい蕎麦処である。
早速鴨せいろと葱玉せいろを注文。
無口だがいぶし銀の輝きを放つ店主の背中がそのこだわりを語っていた。
常陸そばは非常に滑らかな喉越しだか、口中に広がる蕎麦の香りと微かにあたる歯応えが絶品。
鴨せいろのタレも蕎麦の風味を一切壊さない丁寧な鰹出汁に鴨のあっさりとした脂、風味豊かな醤油によって日本酒のような繊細さがある。
葱玉かき揚げはこれが葱かと思うほど、甘い。
それに特注の塩をつけて頂くと、高級なデザートでも食べていると勘違いするほど、葱と言わなければわからないほどだ。
店主がひとつひとつ作り上げるので時間はかかるし、その味を堪能するまでならばなければならない、またそばがなくなるとそこで営業は終了。
それでも水戸から1時間半以上かかっても食べるべき逸品である。