Regional cuisine of Kumamoto region

Kumamoto
Karashi root
Kumamoto Local cuisine

Karashi root

The texture of the squishy lotus root and its spiciness because it always goes out into the nose. It is a food that is widely used in Kumamoto Prefecture mai...

Kumamoto
Kumamoto horse sashimi
Kumamoto Sushi

Kumamoto horse sashimi

A long-established horse meat restaurant located in Kamedori, the center of Kumamoto. We offer horse sashimi using fresh horse meat raised at our farm and lo...

Kumamoto
Takamori Dengaku
Kumamoto Local cuisine

Takamori Dengaku

Dengaku is a historical local dish that has been eaten for about 700 to 800 years ago. As a commitment, the condiments contained in Dengaku miso are applied...

Kumamoto
Makigaki (makigaki)
Kumamoto Local cuisine

Makigaki (makigaki)

A traditional food handed down in Yamato-cho, Kamimashiki-gun, in the Uki district, famous for producing dried persimmons. With the meaning of “waking up goo...

Kumamoto
suddenly dumpling
Kumamoto Local cuisine

suddenly dumpling

It is a traditional Kumamoto local confectionery with a rustic flavor made from flour kneaded and stretched, steamed with sweet potato and grain bean paste w...

Kumamoto
Kumamoto ramen
Kumamoto Ramen

Kumamoto ramen

This ramen was propagated from Kurume City, Fukuoka Prefecture, the birthplace of Tonkotsu ramen, through Tamana City, Kumamoto Prefecture, to Kumamoto City ...

Kumamoto
Baraki Shiitake
Kumamoto Local cuisine

Baraki Shiitake

Cultivation of raw trees from Kumamoto Prefecture Shiitake mushrooms are grown by cutting down trees such as oak and other trees by putting seeds into scallo...

Kumamoto
bone gnawing
Kumamoto Local cuisine

bone gnawing

The 'bone-kajiri' is a local dish in the Hitoyoshi and Kuma regions, especially in Okukuma (Kamikuma/Yunomae-machi, Taragi-cho, and Mizuki-mura). For cookin...

Kumamoto
Shak tempura
Kumamoto Tenpura

Shak tempura

The summer taste of Kumamoto, shaku (majaku), is officially called 'anajako,' and lives in deep burrows in tidal flats such as the Yatsushiro and Arao region...