夷 夷谷温泉と寒晒しそば
豊後高田の美しい夷谷には、夷谷温泉があります。素朴な場所です。男女別の風呂や露天風呂があり、地域の特徴的な風景を眺めながら入浴できます。お湯が珍しい茶色なのは、硫黄が原因です。傷を治したり、神経痛や慢性皮膚病の症状を緩和したりするのに役立つと考えられています。
温泉のレストランでは、 2月中旬頃、寒晒しそばという郷土料理を楽しめます。そばの実を冬のとても冷たい水に幾日も浸し、乾燥させて麺にした特別なそばです。冷水に浸すことで、苦味やえぐみが無く、甘味のあるそばになります。
Ebisudani Onsen and Kanzarashi Soba
Ebisudani Onsen is a natural hot spring in Bungotakada’s striking Ebisu valley. The rustic establishment features outdoor baths (rotenburo) for taking in the area’s unique landscape while bathing, and has separate baths for men and women. The unusual brown color of the water here is due to the presence of iron. The sulfate spring is believed to help heal cuts as well as aid symptoms such as neuralgia and chronic skin problems.
The onsite restaurant serves a local dish known as Kanzarashi soba (buckwheat) noodles in mid-February, made by soaking the grains of buckwheat in extremely cold water for several days during the winter before being dried, ground, and made into noodles. This cold soak results in soba noodles with a particularly mild and sweet flavor.
