Regional cuisine of Akita region

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Akita
Gibasa

Gibasa

Gibasa, enjoyed as a local food in Akita Prefecture, is a type of akamoku, a seaweed in the Sargassaceae family. It is known for its strong stickiness and di...

Akita
Tonburi

Tonburi

Tonburi is a little-known Akita specialty often served as an appetizer. Made from the seeds of the kochia plant, it looks and feels much like caviar, earning...

Akita
Hinaidori Oyakodon
Akita Don dish

Hinaidori Oyakodon

Hinaidori Oyakodon is a local specialty of Akita made with Hinaidori, one of Japan’s three great jidori chicken breeds. Raised free-range, Hinaidori is known...

Akita
Kazuno Horumon
Akita Nabe dish

Kazuno Horumon

Kazuno Horumon, from Kazuno City in Akita Prefecture, is known for its distinctive cooking style: pork or beef offal marinated in a sweet-and-savory miso-bas...

Akita
Jumonji Ramen
Akita Ramen

Jumonji Ramen

Jumonji Ramen is a local specialty beloved in the Jumonji area of Yokote, Akita Prefecture. It is known for its Japanese-style soy sauce broth made with drie...

Akita
Yokote Yakisoba
Akita Soba & Udon

Yokote Yakisoba

Yokote Yakisoba is a local specialty from Yokote City, Akita Prefecture, loved for its distinctive style and flavor. It is made with thick, straight boiled n...

Akita
Babahera

Babahera

Babahera is a roadside ice cream sold throughout Akita Prefecture, where it is widely known. It has a light, refreshing texture and gentle sweetness, and has...

Akita
Shottsuru Nabe
Akita Nabe dish

Shottsuru Nabe

Shottsuru is a specialty seasoning from Akita. It is a fish sauce made by fermenting fish such as sandfish, horse mackerel, and sardines with salt. Its amino...

Akita
Junsai

Junsai

Mitane in Akita Prefecture is known as Japan’s leading producer of junsai. Junsai is a perennial aquatic plant in the water lily family that grows naturally ...

Akita
Kiritanpo

Kiritanpo

Kiritanpo nabe is a traditional local dish from Akita Prefecture. It is made with tanpo—cooked non-glutinous rice that is mashed, wrapped around the end of a...

Akita
Inaniwa Udon
Akita Soba & Udon

Inaniwa Udon

Inaniwa udon is a type of hand-stretched, dried udon made in southern Akita Prefecture. It is counted among Japan’s three great udon varieties. Its distincti...