Japanese Cuisine - Local cuisine

Mie
Kojiro mochi
Mie Local cuisine

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...

Shizuoka
Mishima croquette
Shizuoka Local cuisine

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...

Shizuoka
Abekawa mochi
Shizuoka Local cuisine

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 ...

Shizuoka
Eggs are fluffy
Shizuoka Local cuisine

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-...

Shizuoka
black hanpen
Shizuoka Local cuisine

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...

Chiba
Whale
Chiba Local cuisine

Whale

Whale sauce is a local dish of Minamiboso, Chiba Prefecture, where whale meat is pickled in sauce and dried. It looks black like charcoal or seaweed, and looks like the skin of ...

Chiba
Barappa Manju
Chiba Local cuisine

Barappa Manju

Barappa Manju is made from ancient times in the Hokuso region of Chiba Prefecture, and is eaten on summer festivals and on the day of Hare. By the end of wheat fall, grind the h...

Aomori
SUSHIKO
Aomori Local cuisine

SUSHIKO

It is a local dish that has been eaten especially in the Northwest region on the Sea of Japan side of the Tsugaru region. It is a very unusual and unique dish that should be cal...

Hokkaido
Kelp roll
Hokkaido Local cuisine

Kelp roll

In Hokkaido, which boasts the highest quantity of kelp production in Japan, is rooted in kombu rolls of fish such as salmon and herring. For kombu-maki, Hidaka kelp is often use...

Hokkaido
Matsumae pickled
Hokkaido Local cuisine

Matsumae pickled

It is a local dish using kelp, a specialty of Hokkaido Matsumae region. It is a preserved food with herring roe, surume and kelp marinated in soy sauce. It is often eaten locall...

Gifu
Ayu confectionary
Gifu Local cuisine

Ayu confectionary

Ayu confectionary is a famous confectionary from Gifu in the shape of sweetfish swimming in the Nagara River, wrapped in castella dough. Gifu prefecture is called Hiyama concen...

Gifu
Kurikinton
Gifu Local cuisine

Kurikinton

Kurikinton is a local confectionary with ties to Gifu's Mino region. It is a simple, heartwarming chestnut confectionary made by combining chestnuts and a little sugar and finis...