Regional cuisine of Tokushima region

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Tokushima Seafood

Tokushima Prefecture's “hamo” is one of the nation's top catches. It has an elegant sweetness and umami that doesn't suit a ferocious face. It is representa...

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Handa somen
Tokushima Soba & Udon

Handa somen

Handa, a town rich in nature, located in western Tokushima prefecture. Although it is a small town, there are many somen manufacturing plants, and it is know...

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Tokushima ramen
Tokushima Ramen

Tokushima ramen

Tokushima ramen is the local ramen of Tokushima Prefecture, which is now famous throughout the country. It was recently that the name “Tokushima ramen” has b...

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Naruto Udon (Naruto Udon)
Tokushima Soba & Udon

Naruto Udon (Naruto Udon)

Naruto udon is very soft enough to cut easily with chopsticks because the noodles are thin with almost no koshi. The ingredients contain finely chopped green...

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Iya soba (buckwheat cut)
Tokushima Soba & Udon

Iya soba (buckwheat cut)

Iya soba (soba kiri) is a thick soba made using traditional buckwheat flour that has been introduced from ancient times in the Iya region, which is a hidden ...

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Boze no Sugata Sushi
Tokushima Sushi

Boze no Sugata Sushi

Boze is a warthog in Tokushima dialect, and it is a saltwater fish that has no peculiar flavor and has fatty white meat that is delicious. It is often popul...

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Bamboo chikuwa
Tokushima Local cuisine

Bamboo chikuwa

“Bamboo chikuwa” is one of Tokushima Prefecture's soul foods. What's the difference between a normal chikuwa and a normal chikuwa? In other words, they are ...

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Awa wasanbon sugar
Tokushima Local cuisine

Awa wasanbon sugar

Wasanbon sugar is one of the few domestically produced sugars that are produced traditionally even now without much use of machines, etc. using sugar corn ca...

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Naruto sea bream
Tokushima Seafood

Naruto sea bream

Red seabream is also known as the “king of fish.” Among them, red sea bream caught in the fast-moving Naruto Strait is a first-class product. The Naruto Sea...

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Fish cutlet
Tokushima Tenpura

Fish cutlet

“Fish cutlet” is made by adding curry powder, chili peppers, and seasonings to the surimi of white fish such as cutlass fish and perch caught in nearby water...

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Soba rice zosui
Tokushima Local cuisine

Soba rice zosui

“Zosui” is a local dish of the Iya region. Buckwheat was made because the Iya region is surrounded by high mountains and rice cannot be made. Buckwheat rice ...

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Dokomawashi

Dokomawashi

“Dekomawashi” is a miso dengaku that is made by stinging local potatoes, soba dumplings, tofu, konnyaku, etc. on skewers and under-roasted with miso sauce. ...