Shijimi-jiru (Japanese basket clam soup)
A Shimane specialty made with clams from the Lake Shinji Seven Delicacies.

About Shijimi-jiru (Japanese basket clam soup)

Shijimi clams are one of the Lake Shinji Seven Delicacies, and shijimi-jiru is a representative dish made with them. It is commonly prepared at inns and in homes. Lake Shinji is a brackish lake, and the clams that live there are Yamato shijimi. The lake’s annual catch is about 6,100 tons, making these clams well known throughout Japan. The other Lake Shinji Seven Delicacies are sea bass, moroge shrimp, eel, pond smelt, icefish, and carp.

Be sure to try other dishes too, such as shijimi rice dumplings and shijimi burgers.

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