Regional cuisine of Koushinetsu/Hokuriku region

Fukui
sweet shrimp
Fukui Seafood

sweet shrimp

The prawns that grow in the waters around Fukui Prefecture and Mikuni, where warm and cold currents collide and plankton are rich in plankton, are moderately...

Toyama
Oiwa somen
Toyama Soba & Udon

Oiwa somen

Oiwa somen has existed since the Muromachi period, and it seems that at that time it was a high-class item and could only be eaten in the Imperial Court and ...

Toyama
Toyama dried persimmons
Toyama Local cuisine

Toyama dried persimmons

“Toyama dried persimmons” are dried persimmons cultivated in the former town of Fukumitsu and the former town of Johana in Toyama prefecture, made from varie...

Toyama
Toyama Kanburi
Toyama Seafood

Toyama Kanburi

The yellowtail that can be taken during the cold season is called “Kanburi”, and the fat “Himi no Kanburi” found off the coast of Himi in Toyama Bay is said ...

Toyama
Toyama Black Ramen
Toyama Ramen

Toyama Black Ramen

Toyama Black Ramen is a local ramen that originated in the center of Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture. The ramen was originally made for workers, so it has a r...

Toyama
Masu no sushi
Toyama Sushi

Masu no sushi

Masu sushi is a local dish from Toyama Prefecture and is also known as ekiben. It is a type of pressed sushi that uses salted and seasoned trout, and is mad...

Toyama
Tororo kelp onigiri

Tororo kelp onigiri

Toyama Prefecture is the highest amount of kelp per household in Japan. One of the most classic kombu dishes is “kelp onigiri”. Among the tororo, only the ou...

Toyama
Toyama Kaisendon
Toyama Don dish

Toyama Kaisendon

Toyama Prefecture has a rich natural environment, and Toyama Bay, which is also called “natural life”, is blessed with a variety of seafood throughout the fo...

Toyama
Cod soup
Toyama Seafood

Cod soup

Asahi is a place rich in nature where the Northern Alps and the jade coast spread out, and it is the town where the traditional soup called “cod soup” origin...

Yamanashi
Raw yuba
Yamanashi Local cuisine

Raw yuba

“Raw yuba” is a coating on the surface of soy milk made by boiling soybeans, grinding them, and squeezing them with a cloth, and is a local specialty of Mino...

Ishikawa
Kaburazushi
Ishikawa Sushi

Kaburazushi

Kaburazushi is a traditional fermented food from Ishikawa prefecture made by sandwiching “salted amberjack” between “salted turnips” and marinating them in r...

Ishikawa
Jibutani
Ishikawa Nabe dish

Jibutani

“Jibuni” is a traditional dish from the Kaga region made by sprinkling duck or chicken fillets with flour and simmering them in broth with seasonal vegetable...