Regional cuisine of Koushinetsu/Hokuriku region

Ishikawa
Daikon
Ishikawa Local cuisine

Daikon

An essential part of Ishikawa Prefecture's traditional ingredients is buri. The compatibility of the buri and daikon is very good, and “Buri Daikon” is very ...

Ishikawa
Hanton rice
Ishikawa Don dish

Hanton rice

Hanton Rice is one of Japanese Western dishes, also known as Hanton style rice. Hanton rice, known as a local dish in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, is a Wes...

Ishikawa
Noto-don
Ishikawa Don dish

Noto-don

Noto don is a local gourmet bowl served in the Okunoto district of Ishikawa Prefecture. The ingredients are defined using Koshihikari from Oku-Noto, using Ok...

Toyama
Three day dumpling soup
Toyama Local cuisine

Three day dumpling soup

In Toyama prefecture, where rice is grown, dishes and sweets using mochi are always involved in events and life milestones. “Three day dumpling soup” is a m...

Niigata
Sanjo curry ramen
Niigata Ramen

Sanjo curry ramen

Sanjo Curry Ramen is a curry ramen that is said to have a history of more than 70 years, and there are currently more than 70 shops in Sanjo City that offer ...

Niigata
Bamboo dumplings (Sasa dango)
Niigata Local cuisine

Bamboo dumplings (Sasa dango)

Famous as a specialty of Niigata prefecture, “Sasa dango” is a ball-shaped dumpling made by wrapping mugwort dumplings with bean paste in bamboo leaves and t...

Niigata
Sasa sushi (sasazushi)
Niigata Sushi

Sasa sushi (sasazushi)

Sasazushi is a type of sushi in which sushi rice and sushi seeds are wrapped in kumazasa leaves, and is a local dish handed down in the Hokushinetsu region. ...

Niigata
Kensan-yaki (Kensan-yaki)
Niigata Bento & Onigiri

Kensan-yaki (Kensan-yaki)

It is a rice ball that is baked by applying miso mixed with ginger, yuzu skin, green onions, etc. to a disk-shaped rice with a hollow center, and is also cal...

Fukui
Maruyaki Mackerel
Fukui Seafood

Maruyaki Mackerel

The Wakasa region was known as' Miketsukuni, 'which was allowed to deliver food to the Imperial Court in the capital since the Asuka-Nara period, and played ...

Fukui
Taro no koroni

Taro no koroni

The biggest event of the Jodo Shinshu sect held from autumn to New Year is called Hoonko, and in Fukui Prefecture, “Honko-san” and “Oko (uh)” in Fukui Prefec...

Fukui
Oboro kelp mackerel sushi
Fukui Sushi

Oboro kelp mackerel sushi

It is a gem of thick and fresh local sea mackerel that was premined with vinegar with original vinegar on top of savory sesame vinegar and sweet vinegar ging...

Fukui
Pickled mackerel in heshiko
Fukui Seafood

Pickled mackerel in heshiko

Heshiko is a traditional dish from the Wakasa region of Fukui prefecture where salted mackerel is marinated in bran. It is made when mackerel is picked up in...