Regional cuisine of Koushinetsu/Hokuriku region

Ishikawa
Black-throated skinnip
Ishikawa Seafood

Black-throated skinnip

“Nodoguro,” which lives at depths of 100 to 200 meters, is a local specialty of Kanazawa city in Ishikawa prefecture. It is said to be a “fish that is out of...

Ishikawa
Noto Kanburi
Ishikawa Seafood

Noto Kanburi

Yellowtail, which is a migratory fish, begins moving northward from June to July, and spends time in the waters of Hokkaido from summer to fall. In order to ...

Ishikawa
Shio yakisoba
Ishikawa Soba & Udon

Shio yakisoba

Shio yakisoba, which was created about 60 years ago by the owner of a Chinese restaurant in search of further deliciousness by taking a hint from Chinese sti...

Ishikawa
Kanō crab
Ishikawa Seafood

Kanō crab

The meat of “Kano crab” raised in the Sea of Japan, which is rich in nutrients, is sweet, and even the claws are filled with meat. When boiled, the pleasant ...

Ishikawa
Incense box crab
Ishikawa Seafood

Incense box crab

It refers to female snow crab landed in Ishikawa prefecture. Box crabs are about half the size of Kano crabs (male snow crabs), and although they are small, ...

Ishikawa
Duck pot
Ishikawa Nabe dish

Duck pot

Ishikawa Prefecture has been one of the nation's leading places for ducks to fly since ancient times, and around Katano Kamoike in Kaga City, “saka net hunti...

Ishikawa
Japanese confectionary
Ishikawa Local cuisine

Japanese confectionary

Kanazawa, which has flourished as a castle town since ancient times, is regarded as one of Japan's top three Japanese confectionary stores, and when you walk...

Ishikawa
Goshiki manju
Ishikawa Local cuisine

Goshiki manju

Kanazawa's specialty “Goshiki manju” is an assortment of 5 types of fresh confectionary. In Keicho 6, Tamahime, the daughter of Tokugawa's second shogun Hide...

Ishikawa
Komatsu udon
Ishikawa Soba & Udon

Komatsu udon

Komatsu udon, which is said to have been eaten by the haisheng Matsuo Basho, is a specialty of Komatsu that has a history of over 300 years since it was deli...

Ishikawa
Tochimochi
Ishikawa Local cuisine

Tochimochi

Tochimochi, which has dark grains and is slightly brownish, has been eaten since ancient times at the foot of Mt. Hakusan. A long time ago, in mountainous ar...

Ishikawa
Hodatsushimizu omelet
Ishikawa Don dish

Hodatsushimizu omelet

The birthplace of Mr. Shigeo Kitahashi, the founder of Osaka “Hokkyokusei,” a French chef who created “omelet rice” in the Taisho period, is in Hodatsushimiz...

Ishikawa
Wajima fugu
Ishikawa Seafood

Wajima fugu

Wajima in Ishikawa prefecture has one of the leading fishing ports “Wajima Port” in the prefecture, where many seafood from the Sea of Japan is landed throug...