Regional cuisine of Tottori region
Hatahata Sushi
Hatahata Sushi (ハタハタ寿司) is a special dish made when the hatahata fish, also known as sandfish, becomes abundant and its skin becomes thinner in spring....
Tottori Crab Sushi
Tottori Crab Sushi (鳥取かにずし, Tottori kani-zushi) is a local delicacy from Tottori Prefecture made with an abundance of snow crab (Matsuba crab), a prize...
Matsuba Crab from Tottori
Matsuba crab (松葉がに, Matsuba gani) refers to the mature male snow crab, renowned as a winter specialty of Tottori for its plump, succulent meat and delica...
Sakyu Nagaimo
Sakyu Nagaimo (砂丘ながいも, Sakyu nagaimo) is a signature specialty of Tottori Prefecture, grown in the sandy soil of the central Tottori Sand Dunes. Known ...
Mosa Shrimp
Mosa Shrimp (モサエビ, Mosa Ebi) is the local name for deepwater shrimp known as Kurozakoebi in Tottori Prefecture. These shrimp are caught using offshore bo...
Rock Oysters
Rock oysters (岩牡蠣, Iwagaki) from Tottori are known for their impressive size, with some reaching up to 20 cm in length and weighing as much as 1 kg. These...
jabu-shabu
Tottori Prefecture's local dish “jabu” is a simmered dish with lots of ingredients using chicken, tofu, and seasonal vegetables, and is popular as a home fla...
Beef bone ramen
Beef bone ramen is a local ramen from Tottori prefecture, characterized by a soup made with beef bones, which is rare even in the whole country. It is a trad...
Persimmon leaf sushi
“Persimmon leaf sushi” is a local dish that has been handed down since ancient times in Chizu Town, Tottori Prefecture. Nara Prefecture is famous for its per...
Little red flounder
“Little red flounder” is a local dish that is traditionally popular around Ajiro in Iwami-cho, Tottori Prefecture. This dish is a special dish made by sprink...
Babachan hot pot
“Babachan nabe” is a local dish popular mainly in Iwami, Tottori Prefecture, and is a hot pot dish using a deep-sea fish called Tanaka Genge. This fish is ni...
Dondolish rice
“Dondoroke rice” is a traditional local dish handed down from the eastern part of Tottori prefecture to the central region, and is cooked rice using tofu and...
Ago chikuwa
“Ago chikuwa” is a local dish representing Tottori Prefecture, and as the name suggests, it is a flying fish (called “jaw” in Tottori) as the main ingredient...
Tochimochi (tochimochi)
The fruit of the “chitchi mochi” is very strong, so if you eat it as it is, it is very bitter, and it has a strong taste that makes your tongue tingle and pa...
