I came to Osaka for a trip. I ended up eating only sweet things. I want to eat something a little gentle and salty. That's why I came here. I'm happy that it comes with tofu and pickles. The shrimp and scallop dashi pickles were delicious. I want to try various dishes.

Dashi Chazuke En is a dashi chazuke specialty store located in Ekimarche Osaka. They open at 8:00 AM, making it perfect for breakfast or a quick lunch. I visited around 1 PM on a weekday and was able to enter smoothly. First, you purchase a food ticket. I ordered the salmon and ikura parent and child bowl for ¥980. Pour the broth over it and enjoy! The broth has a gentle flavor and is easy to eat. It's a perfect lunch option when you're short on time or just need a light meal to satisfy your hunger.

Sometimes I crave ochazuke, and I had it at this restaurant. The interior was elegant and clean. I opted for the half & half option, which allowed me to try two different types of ochazuke. The first was red snapper ochazuke, and the second was shrimp and small fish ochazuke. I also added marinated tuna as a topping to enjoy three different flavors. It was decently delicious, but the cost performance was reasonable.

Located inside Ekimarche, directly connected to JR Osaka Station. I entered the restaurant around 3:00 PM on a weekday, looking for a light meal. I saw ochazuke on the menu and decided to order it. I purchased a meal ticket from the electronic machine at the entrance and handed it to the staff. I chose a seat at the counter where I could see outside. I ordered the set meal of meat udon and takana mentaiko donburi for around ¥1100. The udon was served quickly and had a nice amount of meat with a hint of ginger in the broth. The donburi had a good spicy kick from the mentaiko and takana. The rice was a bit dry, possibly for the ochazuke. Overall, the meal was satisfying. I noticed they accept payment through PayPay, although I was a bit confused about how to use it at the meal ticket machine. Thank you for the meal! (⁠*⁠´⁠ω⁠｀⁠*⁠)

I wasn't very hungry, but I decided to stop by because I was afraid I wouldn't have time to eat later. I had never been to this restaurant before, even though I see it around a lot. I saw they had sea bream tea rice on the ticket machine at the entrance, so I ordered a small portion along with a small bottle of beer. It cost 1000 yen for the sea bream tea rice and 450 yen for the beer. The restaurant was quite crowded around noon on a weekday, so it was a bit difficult to find a seat at the small counter, especially with all the winter coats and scarves. The beer and sea bream tea rice arrived shortly after. The sea bream was on top of a sesame paste sauce, so I mixed it lightly with the rice. It had a Kyushu-style taste to it. It came with simmered hijiki seaweed, lightly pickled vegetables, and tofu with sesame soy sauce. The broth was lightly salty and not too hot or too cold. I added wasabi and enjoyed it. However, I mistakenly ordered beer with the sea bream tea rice, which didn't go well together. My stomach felt a bit bloated afterwards. Other tea rice dishes had garnishes, but the sea bream tea rice did not. I thought adding some chopped green onions or nori seaweed would improve the balance of flavors.

Grilled mentaiko and takana for 780 yen. Mostly female customers, so it was a bit crowded. The taste was like bonito dashi, gentle and just right temperature. It felt like a luxurious ochazuke. It came with hijiki and pickles. The tofu was creamy and went well with wasabi. The portion was small, didn't feel like I ate much. Suitable for breakfast, light and easy to eat.

I visited a dashi-chazuke specialty store that opened in Ekimaru Osaka. I first bought a meal ticket. The store is a bit cramped, but the high ceiling makes it feel cozy. I ordered the kamaage shirasu and Nanko-ume chazuke. It came with pickled vegetables, cold tofu, kinpira gobou, and pickles for 790 yen. It's interesting to see home-cooked meals being sold in stores nowadays. You pour the dashi from the teapot over the rice to finish the dish. In places where there are a lot of people, the air conditioning can be too strong, so warm food like this is satisfying on its own. The gentle flavor of the dashi, made with bonito and kelp, was easy to understand even for the average person's palate. It's a light and satisfying dish that fills you up. Dashi Chazuke En, Ekimaru Osaka Store.

It was delicious. I even finished all the broth. I might be able to handle a large portion from the morning. Thank you for the meal.

Seasonal limited dish, featuring horse mackerel and grated yam! The portion size was just right (although a smaller portion might also work). I was worried it wouldn't be filling enough, but surprisingly it was satisfying! The broth was delicious too. Overall, highly recommended.

I chose a gentle tea pickled in a kind dashi for breakfast. As a salmon lover, this is the only choice for me, and it's even better when enjoyed with sweet kombu. It's conveniently located just outside the Osaka Station ticket gates, so even if you're short on time in the morning, you can quickly eat and go. I will definitely come back here often.

I tried the new dish tea pickles at Ekimarche in Osaka Station, which is a shop that has always been familiar but I had never used before. This time, I ordered a large size of grilled salmon with sesame and kelp dashi tea pickles for breakfast for 650 yen. It seems that small, regular, and large servings are all the same price. I don't eat much like tea pickles because I drink alcohol and don't eat rice at night. The strong dashi flavor combined with salmon and sesame and kelp is definitely delicious.