Kyoto people’s protein source

Hello!
This is Kurama Tengu. ^^

I wonder what protein sources are on the tables of Kyoto people.
I think Kyoto people, who now eat the beef most in Japan, did not have the custom of eating beef in the past, so they ate something else.

But what about fish? Kyoto has no ocean, so the only fish available are hamo (pike conger) and saba-zushi (mackerel sushi). As for what else they ate, they probably ate freshwater fish.

Ayu fish and moloko cooked in a sweet soy sauce.

To be honest, I haven’t liked it that much since I was a kid, but I think it must have been a valuable source of protein in the past. When I was a child, if I went to Lake Biwa, I would see a lot of moroko. (Actually, Kurama Tengu’s mother is from Shiga Prefecture.) The good news is that fishery resources such as moroko, which had been devoured by black bass and bluegill in Lake Biwa, are gradually recovering in recent years.

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Kyoto also offers many variations of tofu and fried tofu.
Tofu and fried tofu also taste different in different shops, and good tofu and fried tofu are really tasty. To name a famous one, “Toyokeya Yamamoto’s fried bean curd is really tasty. (It’s a bit expensive, though.)

Many people ate bean products as a source of protein for Buddhist reasons that forbid killing. As for natto, which is said Kansai people were said having not eating, there has always been a type of natto called shichiku natto.

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くらま天狗(Kurama Tengu)
Born and raised in Kyoto.
I like B-class gourmet food, and my favorite is Tenkaippin Ramen. (^o^)
I am good at making homepages and many other things.