Regional cuisine of Shiga region
Noppei Udon
Noppei Udon (のっぺいうどん, Noppei udon) is a comforting bowl of udon noodles topped with a thick, velvety ankake sauce infused with the fragrant spice of g...
Isaza Junjun (Lake Fish Hotpot)
Isaza Junjun (イサザのじゅんじゅん, Isaza Junjun) is a beloved regional delicacy from the northern and western areas of Shiga Prefecture, Japan. In this regi...
Red Konjac
Red Konjac (赤こんにゃく, Aka Konnyaku) is a rare delicacy unique to Japan. There are various theories about its origin: one suggests that the flamboyant w...
Omi Champon
Omi Champon (近江ちゃんぽん) was created at our restaurant over half a century ago, and since then, it has become a beloved staple throughout Shiga Prefectur...
Kamo Nabe (Duck Hot Pot)
Kamo Nabe (鴨鍋) is a traditional hot pot dish made using wild mallard ducks that migrate from Siberia to Lake Biwa during winter. The firm, flavorful duck m...
Funazushi (Fermented Crucian Carp Sushi)
Funazushi (鮒ずし) is a type of fermented sushi known as "narezushi," made by salting crucian carp and fermenting it with rice. The preferred ingredient is t...
Amenooio meal
Amenoio rice (trout rice) is cooked rice using one whole loquat trout, which is an endemic species of Lake Biwa, which reaches spawning season in the fall, a...
Decchi Yokan
“Do-chi-yokan” is a yokan made by mixing flour with adzuki bean paste and sugar, which is a local specialty of Shiga Prefecture, and steaming it, and is char...
Grilled mackerel somen
“Mackerel somen” is a local dish eaten throughout the prefecture, mainly in the Kohoku region of Shiga prefecture. It is a dish in which grilled mackerel is...
Pickled Japanese vegetables
It has a long history, and it is said that it originated when Gamo Sadahide, the lord of Otowa Castle in the Muromachi period, discovered Japanese vegetables...
Ibuki soba
The Ibuki region is said to be the birthplace of Japanese soba cultivation. It is blessed with a high-cold climate environment that is most suitable for grow...
Hashiriimochi
Once upon a time, Oiwake was crowded with many travelers traveling along the Tokaido as the gateway to the capital of Kyoto. The surrounding area was lined w...
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