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Niigata
Sanjo curry ramen

Sanjo curry ramen

Sanjo Curry Ramen is a curry ramen that is said to have a history of more than 70 years, and there are currently more than 70 shops in Sanjo City that offer curry ramen. There ...

Niigata
Bamboo dumplings (Sasa dango)

Bamboo dumplings (Sasa dango)

Famous as a specialty of Niigata prefecture, “Sasa dango” is a ball-shaped dumpling made by wrapping mugwort dumplings with bean paste in bamboo leaves and tied at both ends wit...

Niigata
Sasa sushi (sasazushi)

Sasa sushi (sasazushi)

Sasazushi is a type of sushi in which sushi rice and sushi seeds are wrapped in kumazasa leaves, and is a local dish handed down in the Hokushinetsu region. Sasa sushi made in ...

Niigata
Kensan-yaki (Kensan-yaki)

Kensan-yaki (Kensan-yaki)

It is a rice ball that is baked by applying miso mixed with ginger, yuzu skin, green onions, etc. to a disk-shaped rice with a hollow center, and is also called “Kenshin-yaki,” ...

Ehime
Sea bream somen (taisomen)

Sea bream somen (taisomen)

“Tai somen” is a dish made by simmering a whole tail of Thailand on a platter with boiled somen, and eaten as a dipping soup or kake-jiru. It is especially often eaten in the co...

Kanagawa
Atsugi Shirokoro Hormones

Atsugi Shirokoro Hormones

It is a dish made by grilling the large intestine of a pig. In Atsugi, there is the Kanagawa Meat Center, which boasts one of the nation's leading meat processing volumes, and ...

Kumamoto
Makigaki (makigaki)

Makigaki (makigaki)

A traditional food handed down in Yamato-cho, Kamimashiki-gun, in the Uki district, famous for producing dried persimmons. With the meaning of “waking up good fortune,” it is in...

Nara
Shikishiki

Shikishiki

Shikishiki is one of the snacks usually eaten in Katsuragi Taima and Shinjo, and it is a snack that feels like a crepe. It is made by thinly spreading locally produced wheat and...

Tottori
Wakasakura no oyaki

Wakasakura no oyaki

The “Wakasa Shrine Grand Festival,” which is held at the beginning of May every year, has a history of about 400 years, and the “Wakasamatsuri” held on May 3 every two years fea...

Miyazaki
Deep-fried mehikari

Deep-fried mehikari

Mexicali is a small fish of about 5 to 15 cm caught at a depth of about 300 m in the Hyuga Nada Sea off the coast of Nobeoka City, and it has become called “Mexicali” because it...

Miyazaki
Fish sashi (fish sakanazu)

Fish sashi (fish sakanazu)

Uozushi refers to mackerel sushi made from mackerel and horse mackerel, and is commonly referred to as mackerel zushi or horse mackerel zushi. It is a specialty in the coastal a...

Miyazaki
Kappo chicken (kappodori)

Kappo chicken (kappodori)

Takachiho in Miyazaki prefecture is known as a town of myths and legends. In this region, bamboo is called “kappo”. In the past, people used bamboo instead of a bowl to boil wat...