“Whole Dried Loach raised in hot spring water” uses loaches lovingly raised in the historically rich and naturally abundant Ajimu Town in Usa City, Oita Prefecture. The fish farm employs a complete aquaculture system conducted entirely within a greenhouse, from egg collection to the cultivation of parent fish, preventing the intrusion of pathogens and completely avoiding the use of antibiotics or other drugs. Furthermore, by using the mud-free aquaculture technology developed by Oita Prefecture, the loaches lack the muddy smell typical of those farmed in fallow rice fields, allowing them to be eaten whole from head to tail. For wastewater treatment, biological filtration using water spinach is implemented, showing consideration for the environment. The water used is mineral-rich hot spring water pumped from underground and lavishly used in a continuous flow, nurturing highly nutritious loaches. Loaches are extremely high in nutritional value and are consumed for nutritional enhancement and vitality, particularly in Southeast Asia, China, Korea, and Vietnam. In China, they are considered so effective that they are referred to as “ginseng of the water” in medicinal cuisine. By drying these highly nutritious loaches, their nutrients are tightly sealed in. The loaches raised in the best environment remain odorless even when dried, allowing for easy nutritional supplementation.

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