Japanese Cuisine - Local cuisine

Miyagi
Sasa Kamaboko
Miyagi Local cuisine

Sasa Kamaboko

Generally speaking of “kamaboko” today, a half-cylinder steamed kamaboko is normal, but bamboo kamaboko is a baked kamaboko shaped into a bamboo leaf. The carefully kneaded bamb...

Yamagata
Dondon-yaki
Yamagata Local cuisine

Dondon-yaki

Dondonyaki in the inland area of Yamagata Prefecture has a common sauce taste, and its biggest feature is that it is wrapped around a piece of chopsticks to make it easy to carr...

Yamagata
Kujiramochi
Yamagata Local cuisine

Kujiramochi

Kujiramochi is a local confectionery that has been handed down since ancient times in Shinjo and the surrounding Mogami region. It is called whale mochi, but it does not contai...

Yamagata
Moso soup
Yamagata Local cuisine

Moso soup

“Moso soup” is a local dish using bamboo shoots of Moso bamboo shoots called Moso (Moso bamboo shoots).. The season of Moso begins in Kyushu and goes north with the season, and ...

Yamagata
Natto soup
Yamagata Local cuisine

Natto soup

Natto Jiru, which is very nutritious, is a home cooking in winter that has been popular since ancient times in Yamagata Prefecture. Natto is crushed from grains to enhance its t...

Yamagata
Tama-konjac
Yamagata Local cuisine

Tama-konjac

Yamagata has long been the producing area of konjac potato, and “Tamakon” is a soul food of Yamagata prefectural people who have been nicknamed “Tamakon”. As its name suggests, ...

Fukushima
Awa Manju
Fukushima Local cuisine

Awa Manju

The bright yellow color and moderate sweetness of Awa Manju are Japanese sweets representing Yanaizu. It is a simple sweet wrapped in foxtail and glutinous rice, but the yellow ...

Fukushima
Dengaku
Fukushima Local cuisine

Dengaku

It is called “Dengaku” when you stick tofu on bamboo skewers and put miso on fire. Aizu Miso Dengaku features miso dengaku, which is flavored with red miso, mixed with sugar and...

Fukushima
Frozen tofu
Fukushima Local cuisine

Frozen tofu

Frozen tofu is a healthy food rich in protein as well as calcium, iron, vitamin E and lecithin. It can be stored for a long time, so it can be used in various dishes all year ro...

Fukushima
How carrot
Fukushima Local cuisine

How carrot

Kaganjin is a local dish of the northern part of Nakadori in Fukushima Prefecture. It is a traditional dish that is indispensable for New Year's holidays. It is a simple soy sau...

Iwate
Peppers miso
Iwate Local cuisine

Peppers miso

In Iwate Prefecture's local gourmet “sweet pepper miso”, you just need to add soy sauce and sugar in plenty of sweet pepper and koji. If you get a lot of peppers, you definitely...

Ibaraki
grilled chestnuts
Ibaraki Local cuisine

grilled chestnuts

Ibaraki Prefecture boasts the number number one in Japan for both the cultivation area and production volume of chestnuts. It is said that cultivation began in Ibaraki Prefectu...