Regional cuisine of Koushinetsu/Hokuriku region

Fukui
Oblong kelp

Oblong kelp

The difference between “oboro kombu” and “tororo kombu,” which is thinly processed kombu, is the difference in how to shave it. For grated kelp, many pieces...

Fukui
Punch beans

Punch beans

In the past, in Fukui, it was difficult to obtain rich eating habits under snowy weather conditions, so there were many ways to make good use of harvested in...

Fukui
Ton-chan
Fukui Meat dish

Ton-chan

When talking about Ono city located in the eastern part of Fukui prefecture, “hormones” cannot be missed. There are over 30 stores that sell hormon-yaki in ...

Fukui
Fukui plum

Fukui plum

Fukui plum cultivation has a long history, and it is said that it originated in Wakasa Town (formerly Mikata Town Irazumi) during the Tenpo era (1830-1844) i...

Fukui
Five-colored shellfish
Fukui Seafood

Five-colored shellfish

It is a “cypress scallop (cypress scallop)” with vivid colors such as yellow, orange, purple, brown, and red. The name comes from the fact that it resembles...

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...

Fukui
Wakasa Garei
Fukui Seafood

Wakasa Garei

Dried willow sparrows caught in Wakasa Bay are called “Wakasa flounder.” Warm and cold currents intersect off the coast of Wakasa Bay, and abundant food flo...

Fukui
Wakasa beef
Fukui Meat dish

Wakasa beef

It is the highest grade wagyu certified according to strict standards from Japanese black varieties that farmers have painstakingly raised with deep love und...

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
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
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...