shottsuru hot pot
A regional dish from Akita Prefecture featuring white-fleshed fish and vegetables simmered in shottsuru (しょっつる), a salty fish sauce.
See also: しょっつる
When I traveled to Akita, I ate shottsuru hot pot for the first time.
Shottsuru hot pot is a local dish that uses white fish like sandfish.
Standard kanji spelling for this Akita regional hot pot dish.
Common mixed spelling using kana for the sauce name.
From 塩汁 (しょっつる, 'shottsuru', a fish sauce) + 鍋 (なべ, 'pot'). The word しょっつる is a regional term for a salty fish-based seasoning used in Akita cuisine.