Japanese Cuisine - Local cuisine
Iwata Omoro Curry
In the Enshu region, “pork foot” has been called “omoro” since ancient times. The etymology is uncertain, but it is said that it comes from the Ryukyu word “omoro.” It has take...
Shizuoka Oden
The main feature of “Shizuoka Oden” is that the soup is “black” and the seeds of the oden are stuck on the skewers. The reason why Shizuoka oden soup is black is because each sh...
Oishi-yaki
Oishiyaki is a rice cracker with a simple flavor made by kneading the ingredients in hot spring water to make “katayaki.” It is a handmade rice cracker that has continued since...
Henba mochi
Henba-mochi is a mochi confectionary manufactured and sold by the long-established Japanese confectionary store “Henbaya Shoten” in Ise City, Mie Prefecture. The round, flat mo...
Taiko Shusse Mochi
Taiko Shusemochi is a Japanese confectionary made with freshly made red bean paste cooked to an elegant sweetness, and each walnut is carefully hand-baked by hand. This mochi, ...
Himeji Oden
In Himeji, we eat oden with ginger soy sauce. The way to eat “Oden to eat with ginger soy sauce” is called Himeji Oden. There are ways to eat ginger soy sauce from the top, and...
Kojiro mochi
Kamishiro mochi is a bite-sized mochi with moderately sweet tsubuan in the grass mochi made from natural mugwort. Jindai mochi, which has a refreshing scent of grass, brings ou...
Mishima croquette
Mishima croquettes are croquettes made from Mishima potatoes (make-in) harvested at the western foot of Hakone. The inside is a moist and sweet croquette. The arrangement of th...
Abekawa mochi
Abekawa-mochi (abekawa-mochi) is freshly made mochi sprinkled with soybean flour mixed with sugar, and is a local dish from the Chubu region centered around Shizuoka City. The ...
Eggs are fluffy
“Egg fuwafuwa” is a dish that appeared in the Edo period document “Sendai Shimomuko Nikki,” and is said to have been served for breakfast by guests at Otawaki Honjin in Fukuroi-...
black hanpen
Black hanpen is a paste made by making mackerel, mackerel, sardines, etc. as surimi and boiled. The shape is semicircular and the color is gray. It is a local specialty of Yaizu...