Regional cuisine of Niigata region
Nagaoka ramen
Nagaoka ramen is a local ramen representative of Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture, and is also known as “Nagaoka ginger soy sauce ramen.” The biggest charact...
Tsubame-Sanjo backfat ramen
Tsubame-Sanjo backfat ramen is a local ramen that spreads mainly in Tsubame and Sanjo cities in Niigata Prefecture, and is characterized by plenty of backfat...
Sanjo curry ramen
Sanjo Curry Ramen is a curry ramen that is said to have a history of more than 70 years, and there are currently more than 70 shops in Sanjo City that offer ...
Bamboo dumplings (Sasa dango)
Famous as a specialty of Niigata prefecture, “Sasa dango” is a ball-shaped dumpling made by wrapping mugwort dumplings with bean paste in bamboo leaves and t...
Sasa sushi (sasazushi)
Sasazushi is a type of sushi in which sushi rice and sushi seeds are wrapped in kumazasa leaves, and is a local dish handed down in the Hokushinetsu region. ...
Kensan-yaki (Kensan-yaki)
It is a rice ball that is baked by applying miso mixed with ginger, yuzu skin, green onions, etc. to a disk-shaped rice with a hollow center, and is also cal...
poppoyaki
Poppoyaki is a nostalgic classic food that everyone knows in the Shimoetsu region of Niigata Prefecture. This sweet is characterized by the gentle sweetness ...
Nanban shrimp
It is also called amebi, but in Niigata it is called Nanban (red pepper) shrimp because of its color and shape. The sweet and melting meat of Nanban shrimp h...
Taichazuke
Taichazuke is a local bowl unique to Kashiwazaki, a specialty area of the top class sea bream on the Sea of Japan side. On top of the taimeshi, we put the fl...
Niigata wappa rice
Wappa rice is a dish that is served as a local dish of Niigata. “Wappa” is a bento box made by bending a thin plate of cedar. It is cooked rice cooked by add...