Regional cuisine of Akita region
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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