Japanese Cuisine - Local cuisine

Nagano
Koikoku
Nagano Local cuisine

Koikoku

Nagano Prefecture (especially Saku region) is an area where carp farming is thriving. Koi-koku is a stewed dish like miso soup, made by cutting carp into rings and simmered in m...

Okinawa
tacos
Okinawa Local cuisine

tacos

Taco born in Mexico and taco rice born in Okinawa with tacos hints are both the soul food representative of Okinawa. A savory tortilla is sandwiched with plenty of meat cheese,...

Okinawa
juicy
Okinawa Local cuisine

juicy

Juicy is Okinawan style cooked rice cooked with pork belly and vegetables such as hijiki and carrots, cooked in boiled pork broth or kelp broth. Depending on the ingredients and...

Okinawa
Okinawan Mozuku Vinegar
Okinawa Local cuisine

Okinawan Mozuku Vinegar

When chewing, it has a texture like a wakame, but it is characterized by strong stickiness as the surface is lukewy. More than 95% of mozuku consumed in Japan are produced in O...

Okinawa
Okinawa zenzai
Okinawa Local cuisine

Okinawa zenzai

Kintoki beans and broth boiled in brown sugar are chilled and served in a bowl, and are topped with several pieces of white balls and fluffy oyster ice. In Okinawa, it is said t...

Kanagawa
Yokosuka Navy Curry
Kanagawa Local cuisine

Yokosuka Navy Curry

In the Meiji period, the menu devised to combat beriberi of naval soldiers is derived from naval curry. I was able to eat meat and vegetables in a balanced manner, and it also b...

Chiba
Omakizushi
Chiba Local cuisine

Omakizushi

It is a type of sushi that has been handed down to farmers and other families. Its history dates back to around the Kansei era (1789-1801), and there is a theory that it has its...

Chiba
white dumplings
Chiba Local cuisine

white dumplings

In Noda City, Chiba Prefecture, there is a specialty shop that originated from white gyoza. The founder made white dumplings from Chinese white (pie) in Manchuria. If you imagin...

Fukuoka
Hakata zoni
Fukuoka Local cuisine

Hakata zoni

It is an essential zoni for New Year's holidays, but Hakata zoni is eaten mainly in Fukuoka City and Hakata area. A characteristic feature of Hakata zoni is that you can put in...

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...