Regional cuisine of kansai region region

Wakayama
Sanmusushi
Wakayama Sushi

Sanmusushi

Sanma sushi is a familiar sushi that has been made in ordinary households for festivals and New Year dishes since ancient times, and is said to have evolved ...

Wakayama
Spiny lobster
Wakayama Seafood

Spiny lobster

Spiny lobster is a representative high-class ingredient in the Kinan region where the special tide flow of the intricately intricate Rias coast nurtures a va...

Wakayama
Tuna dishes
Wakayama Seafood

Tuna dishes

“Katsuura Fishing Port” in Wakayama prefecture is famous as one of the best tuna longline fishing bases in Japan. There are many restaurants and lodging faci...

Wakayama
Sesame tofu
Wakayama Local cuisine

Sesame tofu

Sesame tofu, which was born as one of the vegetarian dishes in Koyasan, a sacred place for Japanese Buddhism that was opened more than 1,200 years ago in Koy...

Wakayama
Yakimochi
Wakayama Local cuisine

Yakimochi

It is said that “Kamikishiya,” which is said to be the origin of Koyasan's specialty yakimochi, became popular for its salt yakimochi baked by an old woman a...

Wakayama
Kinzanji miso
Wakayama Local cuisine

Kinzanji miso

Kinzanji miso is a mellow and soft edible miso produced in Wakayama prefecture where cucumber, eggplant, shiso, ginger and koji are prepared together, and fe...

Wakayama
Cutlass
Wakayama Seafood

Cutlass

Wakayama prefecture is one of the leading cutlass fish production areas in Japan. It is caught off the coast of the Kii Channel, and cutlass fish dishes are ...

Wakayama
Whitebait
Wakayama Seafood

Whitebait

They are caught throughout the year, but the best season is spring and autumn. Shirasu fishing is at its peak from late March to May. During this period, fry...

Wakayama
Umeboshi
Wakayama Local cuisine

Umeboshi

Plums in Wakayama prefecture rank first in Japan in terms of cultivation area (5,620 hectares (Heisei 21)) and shipment volume (68,800 tons (Heisei 21)), and...

Wakayama
Wasabi sushi
Wakayama Sushi

Wasabi sushi

“Wasabi sushi” wrapped in wasabi leaves grown in the clear stream of the Arida River is a local dish of the Shimizu region. Wasabi sushi is sushi made by wr...

Wakayama
Kushikaki
Wakayama Local cuisine

Kushikaki

Kushikaki making began in Shigo about 400 years ago, and the dry and cold wind blowing down from the foot of Mt. Izumi is ideal for making kushikaki, and kus...

Wakayama
Jabara
Wakayama Local cuisine

Jabara

Jabara is a phantom citrus that grew only one naturally in Kitayama-mura, Wakayama prefecture. Its major characteristics are its unique aroma and acidity, an...