Regional cuisine of Chiba region

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Chiba
Narita's Unagi Cuisine

Narita's Unagi Cuisine

Narita's Omotesando Street, near the historic Naritasan Shinshoji Temple, is a rare "eel town" with a high concentration of unagi specialty restaurants. M...

Chiba
Sanga Yaki
Chiba Seafood

Sanga Yaki

Sanga Yaki (さんが焼き, Sanga yaki) is a traditional dish from the Boso Peninsula area, where fish like horse mackerel, sardines, and Pacific saury have been...

Chiba
Seigaku Mochi

Seigaku Mochi

Seigaku Mochi (性学もち, Seigaku mochi) is a traditional dish from the Katori and Kaiso regions of Chiba Prefecture. This unique type of mochi dates back to ...

Chiba
Kujira no Tare (Whale Jerky)

Kujira no Tare (Whale Jerky)

Kujira no Tare (くじらのたれ, Whale Jerky) is a traditional dish from the Minami-Boso region of Chiba Prefecture, made by marinating whale meat in a special ...

Chiba
Tempura of Salt-Pickled Bamboo Shoots
Chiba Tenpura

Tempura of Salt-Pickled Bamboo Shoots

Tempura of Salt-Pickled Bamboo Shoots (塩漬けタケノコの天ぷら, Shiozuke Takenoko no Tempura) is a simple yet elegant dish made by rinsing salted bamboo shoot...

Chiba
Futomaki Sushi

Futomaki Sushi

Futomaki Sushi (太巻ずし, Futomaki sushi) is a traditional type of sushi that has been passed down in farming communities and households in Japan. Its histor...

Chiba
Barappa Manju

Barappa Manju

Barappa Manju (ばらっぱまんじゅう, Barappa Manju) is a traditional delicacy from the Hokuso region of Chiba Prefecture. It has long been enjoyed during speci...

Chiba
Yangome

Yangome

Yangome (ヤンゴメ, Yangome) is a heartwarming traditional dish from the southern region of Chiba Prefecture, on the Boso Peninsula. Made by cooking toasted r...

Chiba
Chiba Soft-Serve Ice Cream

Chiba Soft-Serve Ice Cream

Did you know that soft-serve ice cream is said to have originated in China, with a history stretching back 4,000 years? You may also wonder what makes Chiba’...

Chiba
Chiba Kaisen-don
Chiba Don dish

Chiba Kaisen-don

Chiba is a wonderful place to enjoy both seafood and produce from the mountains—and it’s close to central Tokyo, too. Chiba’s kaisen-don is generously topped...

Chiba
Tai-shabu
Chiba Nabe dish

Tai-shabu

Tai-shabu is made with fresh sea bream that is also suitable for eating as sashimi. Compared with beef or pork shabu-shabu, it is much lighter and remains en...

Chiba
Takeoka Ramen
Chiba Ramen

Takeoka Ramen

Takeoka Ramen originated in Takeoka, Futtsu City, Chiba Prefecture. Its preparation is distinctive: soy-sauce seasoning is mixed with the water used to boil ...

Chiba
Katsuura Tantanmen
Chiba Ramen

Katsuura Tantanmen

Katsuura Tantanmen is quite spicy, but delicious. It became a local staple among fishermen and others who worked at sea, who ate it to warm up after cold day...

Chiba
Namero-don
Chiba Don dish

Namero-don

The name may sound unusual, but one popular theory is that namero is so delicious you’ll want to lick even the fish left on the plate. It was traditionally m...

Chiba
Chiba Peanuts

Chiba Peanuts

Peanut production thrives in Sanmu City, Chiba Prefecture. The reason, it is said, is that the area has a lot of volcanic ash soil that is unsuitable for gro...

Chiba
White Gyoza

White Gyoza

Noda, Chiba, is home to a specialty restaurant said to be the birthplace of White Gyoza. The founder created it based on what he learned in Manchuria from a ...