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Oita
Yaseuma

Yaseuma

It is a local dish of Oita where kneaded flour is spread flat and boiled, sprinkled with kinako and sugar. It is the same noodle as dango soup. There is a trick to how to stretc...

Oita
Hita yakisoba

Hita yakisoba

Hita yakisoba is a local gourmet from Hita, Oita prefecture, where freshly boiled raw noodles are baked to the verge of burning, and seasoned with sauce along with crispy bean s...

Kumamoto
Hinagu Chikuwa

Hinagu Chikuwa

It is said that Hinagu chikuwa began in Meiji 16 when bamboo was rolled up and rotated while baking it. The characteristic of Hinagu chikuwa is that it conveys the same taste as...

Oita
Usa karaage

Usa karaage

Karaage from Oita prefecture, where chicken consumption per person is said to be one of the highest in Japan, especially from Usa City and Nakatsu City, is soaked in a sauce bas...

Oita
Misaki kakiage bowl

Misaki kakiage bowl

“Misaki Kakiage Don” is a bowl topped with 100% kakiage of fresh small shrimp (jaco shrimp) caught in the Buzen Sea, and shops that offer it as a permanent menu will be certifie...

Kumamoto
Korean candy

Korean candy

“Korean candy” is the oldest venerable traditional confectionery in Kumamoto, and it was initially called “Chosei candy” or “Higo candy”, but it was brought by Kiyomasa Kato dur...

Kumamoto
Aso pickled mustard

Aso pickled mustard

“Aso mustard” is a traditional vegetable grown in the cold climate of Aso and the land of volcanic ash, and is characterized by its thin stems, chewy texture, and unique spicy i...

Kumamoto
Ichimonji Guruguru

Ichimonji Guruguru

“Hitomoji” is called wakegi outside of Kumamoto, but those grown in Kumamoto are unique ones that are slightly thicker overall and have a large bulge of white roots. There are v...

Oita
Jigoku-steamed

Jigoku-steamed

“Jigoku-mushi”, which has continued since the Edo period, is a cooking method for steaming ingredients using the hot steam heat that erupts from the hot springs. Just put a vari...

Oita
Toriten

Toriten

Toriten is a local dish loved since ancient times in Oita. It is a dish that uses ponzu or soy sauce base to tempura chicken with a firm base and topped with the specialty sauce...

Oita
Beppu Reimen

Beppu Reimen

The first Reimen shop opened in Beppu around 1955. It is said that the shop was opened by a chef who has been redeemed from northeastern China (formerly Manchuria). In former Ma...

Kumamoto
Salad chikuwa

Salad chikuwa

It is a dish in which potato salad is tightly packed in a chikuwa hole and deep-fried. It features a crispy chikuwa texture on the outside, juicy on the inside, and a rich potat...