Japanese Cuisine - Local cuisine

Oita
Atsumeshi
Oita Local cuisine

Atsumeshi

Fresh horse mackerel, yellowtail, etc. that have just been caught are cut and washed in seawater quickly, cut into bite-sized pieces, soaked in soy sauce, placed on freshly cook...

Oita
Sea bream chazuke ureshino
Oita Local cuisine

Sea bream chazuke ureshino

It is a family dish handed down to Wakaeiya since the Edo period, and it is ochazuke served with fresh sea bream pickled in a family tradition of sesame noodles on hot rice and ...

Tottori
Tochimochi (tochimochi)
Tottori Local cuisine

Tochimochi (tochimochi)

The fruit of the “chitchi mochi” is very strong, so if you eat it as it is, it is very bitter, and it has a strong taste that makes your tongue tingle and pain. It is said that ...

Oita
Dango soup
Oita Local cuisine

Dango soup

Dango-jiru is a typical dish of Oita, where dumplings made by kneading flour and spreading them into strips are made with miso along with vegetables from the four seasons. It is...

Oita
Cancer jiru
Oita Local cuisine

Cancer jiru

Ganjiru is a local dish of Usa made using crab (also called mokuzugani or zugani) caught in large and small rivers that flow through the Usa Plain from winter to spring. Since i...

Oita
Yaseuma
Oita Local cuisine

Yaseuma

It is a local dish of Oita where kneaded flour is spread flat and boiled, sprinkled with kinako and sugar. It is the same noodle as dango soup. There is a trick to how to stretc...

Kumamoto
Hinagu Chikuwa
Kumamoto Local cuisine

Hinagu Chikuwa

It is said that Hinagu chikuwa began in Meiji 16 when bamboo was rolled up and rotated while baking it. The characteristic of Hinagu chikuwa is that it conveys the same taste as...

Kumamoto
Korean candy
Kumamoto Local cuisine

Korean candy

“Korean candy” is the oldest venerable traditional confectionery in Kumamoto, and it was initially called “Chosei candy” or “Higo candy”, but it was brought by Kiyomasa Kato dur...

Kumamoto
Aso pickled mustard
Kumamoto Local cuisine

Aso pickled mustard

“Aso mustard” is a traditional vegetable grown in the cold climate of Aso and the land of volcanic ash, and is characterized by its thin stems, chewy texture, and unique spicy i...

Kumamoto
Ichimonji Guruguru
Kumamoto Local cuisine

Ichimonji Guruguru

“Hitomoji” is called wakegi outside of Kumamoto, but those grown in Kumamoto are unique ones that are slightly thicker overall and have a large bulge of white roots. There are v...

Nara
Yamato tea porridge
Nara Local cuisine

Yamato tea porridge

Yamato tea porridge is a local dish known as “Okaisan” in Nara. It is a simple dish that is boiled with hojicha in cotton sachets in boiling water and cooked together with rice...

Kumamoto
Miki Monaka
Kumamoto Local cuisine

Miki Monaka

In the crispy and light skin, red bean paste made with Dainagon azuki beans is tightly contained, and it has an irresistible texture that cuts smoothly while having moderate ela...