"Dobin-mushi(Steamed in an earthen pot" is a typical autumn dish in the world of Japanese cuisine.
As the name suggests, "Dobin-mushi" is a steamed dish prepared in an earthenware pot. It is mainly served in kaiseki cuisine, the most typical of which is made with matsutake mushrooms.
An earthenware teapot is one of the traditional tableware with a uniquely Japanese flavor. Using such an earthenware jar, you can enjoy steaming in an earthenware jar the mushrooms that are in season in autumn, such as matsutake mushrooms and shimeji mushrooms!
An earthenware kettle is a type of traditional Japanese tableware.
If it is made of porcelain, it is used as a kyusu (teapot), not directly over a fire.
What is "Dobin-mushi(earthenware steaming)?"
Dobimushi is a steamed dish prepared in an earthenware jar, of which "steamed matsutake mushroom in an earthenware jar" is a typical example. Matsutake-no-Tobin-mushi is made by lightly steaming ingredients such as matsutake mushrooms, white fish, shrimp, chicken, honeywort, ginkgo nuts, etc., and broth in an earthenware jar. In some cases, the juice of sudachi or yuzu (a citrus fruit) is squeezed into a sake bottle and poured from the earthenware jar to be enjoyed in the style of sukimono.
Many people are at a loss as to how to eat the contents of the steamed matsutake mushrooms served in a teapot-like vessel. In fact, there is a manner of eating the steamed matsutake mushrooms in an earthenware teapot.
Specifically, you should first take the bottom of the cup, which is lying face down, with your right hand and place it down as if you were opening the lid. Incidentally, this boar cup is used as a to-plate. Before adding sudachi, pour the juice into the boar's mouth to enjoy the aroma of sudachi. Next, the lid is opened and the sudachi is squeezed to taste.
To drink the soup from the earthenware teapot, put your left hand on the lid, put the lid back on, and pour the juice inside into the boar's mouth as if you were making tea in a kyusu (Japanese teapot).
To eat the ingredients, open the lid and take the ingredients into the boar's mouth placed underneath, then hold the boar's mouth in your hand as you eat. Be careful not to drink all of the soup first.
