Enjoy an exquisite galette made with buckwheat flour from Hakuba, Japan!
The day after the climb, we went to Hakuba Village, a neighbor of Kotani Village . We decided to have lunch at Sanpachi Shoten in the Happo area.
Opened in 2019, this "Sanpachi Shoten" is a cafe run by Kenta Matsui, a former cross-country skier who moved to Hakuba, Japan after working as a company employee in Tokyo. The name comes from the "three" of the three Hakuba mountains and the "eight" of the eight directions, which can be seen from here.
Galette made with buckwheat flour produced in Hakuba and local vegetables is the signature dish of this restaurant. Galette is a local dish from Brittany, France, made of buckwheat flour, baked thin, and topped with various ingredients.
This is Yamamoto's order of the Sausage Galette (￥1,200). In addition to sausage, this luxurious dish is topped with asparagus, cheese, and bacon. The accompanying vegetables are also locally grown in Hakuba.
Enomoto ordered the standard galette "Comperette (￥1,080)" and Shibayama ordered the spicy and hot "Keema Curry Galette (￥1,300)". Both dishes use about 1.5 servings of Zaru Soba per person, according to the restaurant. The Hakuba-grown buckwheat flour dough was rich in aroma and flavor, and the freshly harvested local vegetables were also very tasty and satisfying. It was delicious!
In addition to running "Sanpachi Shoten," Matsui-san, the owner of the store, is also involved in the garage brand "Hungernock Originals," which is popular among highly-sensitive trail runners.
This "Sanpachi Shoten" also sells "Hunger Nock Originals" products. They carry items centering on caps, which are the brand's signature items. Be sure to check it out when you visit Hakuba.
