Regional cuisine of Koushinetsu/Hokuriku region

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Niigata
Poppo-yaki
Niigata Local cuisine

Poppo-yaki

Poppo-yaki is a nostalgic local favorite known throughout the Kaetsu region of Niigata Prefecture. This sweet treat is characterized by the gentle sweetness ...

Niigata
Mokuzugani
Niigata Seafood

Mokuzugani

Niigata’s Chūetsu region is surrounded by nature, and lively wild mokuzugani live in its clear streams, in places untouched by people. Unlike marine crabs, m...

Niigata
Hamayaki
Niigata Seafood

Hamayaki

A local Niigata grilling method in which fish caught in abundance at fishing ports are skewered whole on bamboo and grilled. Hamayaki is cooked slowly over U...

Niigata
Noppe-jiru
Niigata Local cuisine

Noppe-jiru

Noppe-jiru is a simmered dish typically made with root vegetables, chicken, konjac, and other ingredients. It is characterized by its thickness, which comes ...

Niigata
Saba Sandwich
Niigata Local cuisine

Saba Sandwich

Saba Sandwich is a local specialty of Kashiwazaki, Niigata. It is an adaptation of a Turkish dish, created to suit Japanese tastes. Its story began in 1997, ...

Niigata
Kuruma-fu
Niigata Local cuisine

Kuruma-fu

Kuruma-fu has long been cherished in Niigata as a comforting, home-style food. Made from wheat flour without any additives, it is easy to digest and absorb, ...

Niigata
Tai Chazuke
Niigata Seafood

Tai Chazuke

Tai Chazuke is a local rice bowl associated with Kashiwazaki, an area known as one of the Sea of Japan coast’s leading producers of sea bream. Sea bream rice...

Niigata
Hegi soba
Niigata Soba & Udon

Hegi soba

Hegi soba, a signature local dish of Niigata Prefecture, is a traditional soba enjoyed especially in the Uonuma area. Using funori seaweed as a binding agent...

Niigata
Imomochi
Niigata Tenpura

Imomochi

A traditional dish from Sado, made as a substitute for rice when rice was unavailable. It is still a popular sweet snack and is sold at local supermarkets. S...

Nagano
Sanzoku-yaki
Nagano Tenpura

Sanzoku-yaki

Sanzoku-yaki is a beloved local dish from central Nagano, particularly Shiojiri and Matsumoto. Chicken thighs are marinated in a garlic-rich sauce, coated in...

Nagano
Oyaki
Nagano Local cuisine

Oyaki

Oyaki, a specialty of Nagano Prefecture, is made by mixing flour or buckwheat flour with water and kneading it into dough. The dough is rolled out thinly, fi...

Nagano
Shinshu Salmon
Nagano Sushi

Shinshu Salmon

Shinshu Salmon is a new salmonid variety bred by crossing rainbow trout and brown trout, combining the strengths of both. Its energy that would otherwise go ...

Nagano
Shinshu Soba
Nagano Soba & Udon

Shinshu Soba

Shinshu is said to be the birthplace of soba-kiri, or cut soba noodles. Nagano Prefecture’s large day-to-night temperature differences and well-drained mount...

Nagano
Koshiabura
Nagano Tenpura

Koshiabura

The new shoots that emerge in early spring have a distinctive aroma and are eaten as a mountain vegetable. Koshiabura is highly nutritious and is enjoyed in ...

Nagano
Koikoku
Nagano Local cuisine

Koikoku

Nagano Prefecture, especially the Saku area, is known for carp farming. Koikoku is a miso-based soup or stew made by simmering cross-cut slices of carp. The ...

Nagano
Nametake
Nagano Local cuisine

Nametake

Nagano is known for its mushrooms, and most of the enoki mushrooms used to make nametake in Japan are grown there. Nametake generally refers to young enoki m...