Regional cuisine of Toyama region

Toyama
Himi udon
Toyama Soba & Udon

Himi udon

Himi udon is a local dish made around Himi in Toyama prefecture, and is counted as one of the “Japan's top three udons” along with Sanuki udon and Inaniwa ud...

Toyama
Firefly squid dishes
Toyama Seafood

Firefly squid dishes

Firefly squid live in deep water, but around March they gather along the Toyama Bay coast to lay eggs, and they are landed only for a fixed period of time ea...

Toyama
White shrimp burger
Toyama Local cuisine

White shrimp burger

Toyama's representative seafood, white shrimp, is designated as “Toyama Prefecture's fish” along with firefly squid and yellowtail. The meat is sweet and ha...

Toyama
White shrimp bowl
Toyama Seafood

White shrimp bowl

Toyama's representative seafood, white shrimp, is designated as “Toyama Prefecture's fish” along with firefly squid and yellowtail. The meat is sweet and ha...

Toyama
Firefly squid mixed with vinegar and miso
Toyama Local cuisine

Firefly squid mixed with vinegar and miso

Firefly squid mixed with vinegar and miso is a typical spring dish in Toyama. Firefly squid live in deep water, but around March they gather along the Toyam...

Toyama
Crafted fish paste
Toyama Local cuisine

Crafted fish paste

Another thing that is attracting attention when it comes to Toyama fish paste is “zaiku fish paste.” It is colored surimi molded into sea bream, cranes, shoc...

Toyama
Fish paste
Toyama Local cuisine

Fish paste

Toyama fish paste is represented by “swirling fish paste” such as kelp rolls, etc., and its origin also comes from cooking (cooking), and it has been devised...

Toyama
Kelp marinating
Toyama Local cuisine

Kelp marinating

Kombuzaki is a dish created by combining kombu from Hokkaido brought by Kitamaebune in the Edo period with fish caught in Toyama Bay. Kombu is used as a mea...

Toyama
Kurehanashi
Toyama Local cuisine

Kurehanashi

Kureha pears are a brand pear representing Toyama prefecture cultivated in the Kureha district. In order to protect the fruit from diseases and pests, a typ...

Toyama
Deep-water persimmered persimmons
Toyama Seafood

Deep-water persimmered persimmons

Deep water prepared oysters are oysters that have been stored and purified for 24 hours or more using Nyuzen deep sea water pumped from a depth of 384 meters...

Toyama
Crab dishes
Toyama Seafood

Crab dishes

Red snow crabs that live in Toyama Bay can be caught at a depth of around 1,000 meters. There are no red snow crab fishing grounds outside of Toyama Bay, an...

Toyama
Kabura-zushi
Toyama Sushi

Kabura-zushi

Kaburazushi is a type of narezushi that is slowly fermented using koji, where a cut is made into a salted turnip and sandwiched between yellowtail, etc., and...