Regional cuisine of Koushinetsu/Hokuriku region

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...

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...

Fukui
Volga rice
Fukui Don dish

Volga rice

Volga Rice is a local gourmet that is sold in Echizen City (formerly Takefu City) in Fukui Prefecture. It is a Western dish topped with an omurice topped wit...

Fukui
Fukui sauce katsudon
Fukui Don dish

Fukui sauce katsudon

In general, when it comes to katsudon, everyone imagines a deep-fried cutlet wrapped with an egg. However, in Fukui, katsudon is a sauce katsudon that is eat...

Fukui
natural eel
Fukui Don dish

natural eel

You can catch natural eel in Wakasa and Mikatagoko in Fukui Prefecture. The natural eel from Mikatagoko Lakes is also called “palate blue eel”. Mouth green e...

Fukui
Wakasa Fugu
Fukui Seafood

Wakasa Fugu

The king of fugu “Tora-fugu” is produced in the northernmost Fukui prefecture. The brand “Wakasa Fugu” is shipped to the prefecture as well as to outside the...

Fukui
Echizen grated soba
Fukui Soba & Udon

Echizen grated soba

Echizen soba is a soba that is mainly eaten in the Reihoku region of Fukui prefecture. It features a unique soup with a lot of grated daikon in advance, and ...

Fukui
Echizen to
Fukui Seafood

Echizen to

Echizen is known as the top brand among snow crabs in Japan, and is a male snow crab caught in Fukui Prefecture. It is characterized by its tightness and gre...

Fukui
Heshiko
Fukui Seafood

Heshiko

It is a traditional dish in the Wakasa region and on the coast of Echizen Coast. It can be stored for a long time without rotting by stealing the internal or...