Japanese Cuisine - Local cuisine

Shimane
Shijimi Tsukudani
Shimane Local cuisine

Shijimi Tsukudani

Because Lake Shinji is a brackish lake, it is suitable for growing shijimi. It is Japan's largest freshwater catch, and Lake Shinjiko Shijimi has become a famous brand nationwid...

Tottori
Tofuchikuwa
Tottori Local cuisine

Tofuchikuwa

Generally speaking of chikuwa, fish is normal, but “Tofuchikuwa” is a unique processed food found in the central and eastern areas of Tottori Prefecture. It is steamed by mixing...

Wakayama
Okai/Tea Gayu
Wakayama Local cuisine

Okai/Tea Gayu

In Wakayama Prefecture, 'chagayu' is referred to as' Okaisan 'or' Okayu-san. ' Because rice was valuable in the prefecture with many mountains, which is also called 'wood countr...

Shimane
Bukudan Onigiri
Shimane Local cuisine

Bukudan Onigiri

Oki Island is an archipelago in the northeast of Shimane Prefecture and consists of four main islands and more than 180 small islands. The island of Oki is surrounded by the sea...

Nara
Yoshino Kuzumochi
Nara Local cuisine

Yoshino Kuzumochi

Katsuzumochi in Yoshino is a specialty product that recreates the taste of Takuzu mochi that was eaten in the old house following Mt. Yoshino. Yoshino Honkuzu is carefully knea...

Kyoto
Kyoto's banzai
Kyoto Local cuisine

Kyoto's banzai

Kyoto obanzai is a side dish that has been made in ordinary families in Kyoto since ancient times. There are many menus that use seasonal ingredients and ingredients at hand wi...

Shiga
red konjac
Shiga Local cuisine

red konjac

Red konjac, which is rare even across the country, has been said to have been dyed red by a flashy favorite Nobunaga Oda, and there are theories that say that Omi merchants who ...

Kyoto
Manganji Togarashi (Manganji sweet)
Kyoto Local cuisine

Manganji Togarashi (Manganji sweet)

Manganji Togarashi originated in the Manganji area located in the suburbs of Maizuru in northern Kyoto Prefecture. It is a companion of pepper, but it is not spicy, sweet and v...

Kyoto
Shogoin turnip
Kyoto Local cuisine

Shogoin turnip

It is the largest turnip in Japan and is a kind of Kyoto vegetable. It is designated as traditional vegetables of Kyoto and brand Kyo vegetables. The leaves are slightly wider,...

Kyoto
Kibimochi, Awamochi, Tochi Mochi
Kyoto Local cuisine

Kibimochi, Awamochi, Tochi Mochi

Kyoto Prefecture is home to the Tango Mountains in the north and the Tanba Mountains in the center, and a low mountain area of less than 1000 meters, from the Chutan region to t...

Kyoto
Natto mochi
Kyoto Local cuisine

Natto mochi

There are various theories about the birthplace of natto in various parts of Japan, but Kyoto Prefecture is said to be one of them. Cloistered Emperor Kogon, who was practicing ...

Kyoto
Ikutei
Kyoto Local cuisine

Ikutei

Japanese traditional ingredients, raw ingredients. Nafu is made by adding water to flour and kneading, and steaming the extracted gluten together with mochi flour. Nafu itself h...