Kama means an iron pot used to cook rice in old days. Meshi means meal or rice. Not cooking just rice in Kama, Japanese started adding ingredients and flavors to make it like pilaf. Kama is usually non-stick and rice attached to Kama tends to get slightly crispy and that brings up nice smell and texture to the dish. It used to be cooked in one large pot but now days there are Kama for one portion.

So at Shizuka, you can have kamameshi of your choice every day. They don’t start cooking until ordered so you make sure you have plenty of time to wait. It’s worth waiting. The ingredients change depending on the season. Course menu is recommended but there are A la Carte as well. There is a menu especially for children as well and the restaurant is family friendly. You can get a bento box to take away, too!