Introducing the top 10 unmissable local gourmet dishes from the Miyagi region.
Introducing the top 10 unmissable local gourmet dishes from the Miyagi region.
When visiting the Miyagi region, be sure to enjoy the authentic local gourmet dishes at their best.
Table of Contents
Gyūtan
Zunda Mochi
Sendai Ramen
Sasakama
Sendai Beef
Kesennuma Hormone
Ishinomaki Yakisoba
Kira Kira Don
Abura-fu
Hokkimeshi
Gyūtan
Miyagi’s famous gyūtan is thick-cut and satisfyingly hearty.
Gyūtan, or beef tongue, is one of the local specialties enjoyed by visitors to Miyagi Prefecture. For Sendai-style gyūtan, the whole tongue is skinned, cut into thick slices, then aged over several...
Zunda Mochi
A rustic local sweet coated in gently sweet zunda paste
Zunda mochi is made by boiling green soybeans (edamame) in salted water, crushing them in a mortar, mixing them with sugar, and coating mochi with the paste. It has long been a homemade food in the...
Sendai Ramen
Spicy miso with a lingering, satisfying kick.
Sendai ramen refers to ramen that has long been enjoyed in and around Sendai. Many versions are on the spicy side and use miso produced in the region. Spicy miso ramen is especially popular, often ...
Sasakama
Sendai’s specialty, carefully kneaded and slowly grilled
Today, kamaboko generally refers to steamed fish cake with a half-cylinder shape. Sasakama, by contrast, is grilled fish cake shaped like a bamboo leaf. Carefully kneading the fish paste in a stone...
Sendai Beef
Exceptionally tender, rich, and juicy
Sendai Beef is a branded beef that can use the name only when it receives the highest meat quality grade, 5—a requirement unique among beef brands in Japan. It is tender and smooth to the bite, wit...
Kesennuma Hormone
Grilled pork offal enjoyed in Kesennuma, Miyagi!
Kesennuma Hormone is a grilled pork offal dish enjoyed in and around Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture. It has three distinctive features: fresh pork offal, including both white and red offal, is m...
Ishinomaki Yakisoba
Brown noodles with an irresistible flavor
Ishinomaki Yakisoba is a popular noodle dish in the Ishinomaki urban area of eastern Miyagi Prefecture. Fresh noodles are steamed twice, turning them brown, then cooked further with broth. It is to...
Kira Kira Don
The menu changes with the seasons, bringing delicious Minamisanriku Kira Kira Don all year round.
Kira Kira Don is a lavish rice bowl filled with plenty of local seafood, sparkling in appearance as well as flavor. Made with seasonal ingredients, the bowls come in four varieties: “Harutsuge” (sp...
Abura-fu
Satisfying and hearty—even without meat!
Abura-fu, also called Sendai-fu, is wheat gluten that is shaped into a log and deep-fried in cooking oil. As it puffs up during frying, cuts are made along its length with a cutter or similar tool ...
Hokkimeshi
A winter delicacy from the seas and lands of Miyagi—The heartwarming taste of "Hokkimeshi"
Hokkigai (ホッキ貝, North Pacific surf clam), officially known as ubugai, is a large bivalve mollusk. With its impressive size and exquisite taste, it has earned the nickname "King of Shellfish." ...
