Regional cuisine of Yamaguchi region

Yamaguchi
Chicken chicken burdock
Yamaguchi Local cuisine

Chicken chicken burdock

Chicken chicken burdock is a popular local dish that originated in Yamaguchi prefecture, spread from school lunches, and is now a popular dish both inside an...

Yamaguchi
Kabuzoni
Yamaguchi Local cuisine

Kabuzoni

Kabuzoni is a simple yet flavourful local dish that is widely eaten mainly in Hagi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture. It is popular as a staple New Year's dish, and...

Yamaguchi
Kawara soba
Yamaguchi Soba & Udon

Kawara soba

Kawara soba is a unique style of local cuisine born at Kawatana Onsen in Toyoura Town, Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi Prefecture. It is a gorgeous dish of flavo...

Yamaguchi
Ube ramen
Yamaguchi Ramen

Ube ramen

Ube ramen is a local ramen featuring rich tonkotsu soup, served mainly in Ube City, Yamaguchi Prefecture. It features medium-thick noodles influenced by Kuru...

Yamaguchi
Tangerine pot
Yamaguchi Nabe dish

Tangerine pot

Suo-Oshima accounts for 80% of the mandarin orange production in Yamaguchi prefecture. It is a local dish “mandarin orange nabe” that combines fresh seafood ...

Yamaguchi
Mojiko yaki curry
Yamaguchi Local cuisine

Mojiko yaki curry

Mojiko yaki curry is really fragrant and delicious when a Japanese restaurant called Yamadaya, where Mojiko is located, poured the curry into an earthen pot ...

Yamaguchi
Fuguchiri
Yamaguchi Nabe dish

Fuguchiri

Fuguchiri is a nabe that serves as a leading ingredient in which fugu is served as a fugu. The word 'chiri' refers to the whole pot made of fish as the main ...

Yamaguchi
Iwakuni Lotus root
Yamaguchi Local cuisine

Iwakuni Lotus root

Iwakuni is one of the leading production areas of lotus root in Japan. The distinctive feature of Iwakuni Lotus root is the texture of mochi mochi. The fruit...

Yamaguchi
Iwakuni sushi
Yamaguchi Sushi

Iwakuni sushi

Pressed sushi made in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture is also called “Tonosama Sushi” because it was always brought to Iwakuni Castle. The recipe is unique, a...

Yamaguchi
Fuku (Tessa)
Yamaguchi Seafood

Fuku (Tessa)

In Yamaguchi Prefecture, fugu is called 'fugu' with auspicious luck. Long ago, because it often hits the poison of puffer fish, sashimi was called 'tessa' an...

Yamaguchi
urchins
Yamaguchi Seafood

urchins

Islands such as Oshima and Mishima off the city of Hagi in Yamaguchi Prefecture and the Kitaura coast are famous for producing red sea urchins. The popular r...

Yamaguchi
Urume sardine maruboshi
Yamaguchi Seafood

Urume sardine maruboshi

“Sardine” named as a weak fish that easily falls in freshness and dies soon. “Urme” comes from the fact that the eyes look moist, as the name suggests. Urme...