Gawa is a local dish from Shizuoka Prefecture, which boasts one of the largest bonito catches in Japan.
The dish is said to have originated when fishermen from Omaezaki Port, one of the region’s major fishing ports, prepared it aboard their boats while out at sea. The name “Gawa” is believed to come from the sound made when ice is stirred into chilled miso soup containing raw bonito and other ingredients. It is commonly enjoyed with plain rice or somen noodles.

This refreshing dish showcases the rich umami of bonito and miso.