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米沢駅に降り立つと、多くの人がまず驚くのは駅前の牛の彫像。私も横を通った瞬間にびくりとしたが、そう、あれは本当に鳴く。
駅を出れば、あとは米沢牛一色。弁当、焼肉、鍋、そしてガラス瓶入りの牛肉味噌まで。昼は焼肉、夜は涼気のなか鍋、移動には牛肉弁当、帰りに牛肉味噌を一本。ここではそんな過ごし方が自然だ。
先ほど触れた「みよし」も、数ある選択肢のひとつにすぎない。焼肉だけでなく「米沢牛 黄木」の牛鍋は昔からの人気者で、さらに駅から徒歩六〜七分ほど歩けば「金剛閣 焼肉 黄木」という頼もしい受け皿もある。
米沢牛は、神戸牛のようにとろけるやわらかさではないし、松阪牛ほど脂香の主張も強くない。けれどひと噛みごとに広がる肉汁の甘みは格別で、網の上ではその豊かな肉汁が真価を発揮する。だからこそ、すき焼き仕立ても実にうまい。赤身のステーキなら「登起波」を挙げる人も多い。
濃やかな肉汁は白ごはんとの相性が抜群だ。黄木のランチセットは、まさにその魅力を素直に味わわせてくれる。米沢牛は無理に高値を追わなくてもよい。手頃なら風味の清々しさを、奮発すれば量感と豊潤さを。どちらを選ぶかは、その日の気分次第だ。