Japanese Cuisine - Local cuisine

Iwate
Green pepper miso
Iwate Local cuisine

Green pepper miso

Iwate Prefecture's local dish “bell pepper miso” is a versatile seasoning that perfectly harmonizes the bittersweet taste of bell peppers and the sweetness of malted rice. This ...

Gunma
Grilled manju
Gunma Local cuisine

Grilled manju

The local confectionary “yakimanju” representing Gunma prefecture is a simple manju made by fermenting flour and steaming it, sticking it on a skewer, applying a sweet and salty...

Okinawa
Tofu yō (Tang Hibiscus)
Okinawa Local cuisine

Tofu yō (Tang Hibiscus)

“Tofu yo,” a traditional delicacy from Okinawa Prefecture, is a fermented food developed using a unique manufacturing method based on “fermented milk,” which was introduced from...

Ibaraki
Taganemochi
Ibaraki Local cuisine

Taganemochi

Tagane Mochi is a local dish that is widely eaten in Ibaraki Prefecture, mainly in the southern part of Ibaraki Prefecture. In the southern part of Ibaraki Prefecture, it is a g...

Niigata
Mackerel sandwich
Niigata Local cuisine

Mackerel sandwich

The local gourmet “mackerel sandwich” from Kashiwazaki in Niigata prefecture is a superb dish arranged according to the tastes of Japanese people. Its origin began when partici...

Kanagawa
Odawara fish paste
Kanagawa Local cuisine

Odawara fish paste

“Odawara fish paste,” a specialty of Odawara City, Kanagawa Prefecture, is a traditional kneaded product with a history of over 220 years. Its origin dates back to the Tenmei pe...

Akita
Gibasa
Akita Local cuisine

Gibasa

“Gibasa,” which is popular as a local food in Akita Prefecture, is a type of red amoku, which is a seaweed in the Brassaceae family. It is characterized by its strong stickiness...

Akita
Junsai
Akita Local cuisine

Junsai

Mitane in Akita Prefecture is known as the number one producer of junsai in Japan. Junsai is a perennial aquatic plant in the water lily family. It grows naturally in clean swam...

Hyogo
Kobe croquettes
Hyogo Local cuisine

Kobe croquettes

“Kobe croquettes,” which originated in Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture, are luxurious croquettes using high-quality potatoes and carefully selected ingredients. Kobe is known as one...

Akita
Kiritanpo
Akita Local cuisine

Kiritanpo

“Kiritanpo nabe,” a traditional local dish from Akita Prefecture, is a hot pot dish made by grinding cooked non-glutinous rice, wrapping a cedar stick around the tip, and grilli...

Hyogo
jabu-shabu
Hyogo Local cuisine

jabu-shabu

The local dish “jabu” from Shinonsen-cho, Mikata-gun, Hyogo prefecture is a home-cooked dish made by simmering chicken, tofu, konnyaku noodles, burdock root, onions, etc. in soy...

Nara
Narazuke
Nara Local cuisine

Narazuke

Narazuke (narazuke) is a traditional fermented food born in Nara, the oldest capital in Japan. This tsukemono, which was developed as a preserved food during the Heijokyo era, i...