Introducing the top 10 unmissable local gourmet dishes from the Saitama region.

Introducing the top 10 unmissable local gourmet dishes from the Saitama region.
When visiting the Saitama region, be sure to enjoy the authentic local gourmet dishes at their best.
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Saitama Satoimo
It is a smooth taro that is sticky.
Taro is also composed in the poems of Manyoshu. It is an essential ingredient in Japanese food culture since ancient times, but Saitama Prefecture has the highest crop yield of taro in Japan. Moreo...

Chichibu soba
Chichibu soba is of high quality!
There are many soba restaurants in the Chichibu region of Saitama Prefecture. Although each has its own personality, it can be said that the quality is very high in terms of texture and flavor. I t...

Gyoda fly
Frying even though it's not fried? Local cuisine with a crispy and fluffy texture that Gyoda is proud of
Gyoda fry is a local dish that originated in Gyoda City, Saitama Prefecture, and is an okonomiyaki-style dish made by dissolving flour in water and grilling it on an iron plate. It's pottery, not d...

One hundred thousand koku manju
“Delicious, delicious” Saitama famous confectionary — 100,000 koku manju
“100,000 koku manju,” which originated in Gyoda City, Saitama Prefecture, is a famous confectionary representative of the Japanese confectionary store “JUMANGOKU FUKUSAYA,” which was founded in 195...

Miso potato
It is a local cuisine from the Chichibu region of Saitama. It's simple but I'm most satisfied.
It is the winning menu of the 5th Saitama B grade local gourmet king decision game in 2009. It was originally made as a snack. Potatoes are cut into bite-sized pieces, steamed, and then fried with ...

Kurumi soba
The savory walnuts are delicious! Chichibu specialty Kurumi soba!
There are many good quality soba restaurants in Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, but there are not many shops that offer Kurumi soba. Although it is a thick flavor, it is very mild and fragrant, and y...

Kumagai Holdon
Won the Grand Prix at the Kumagaya B-Class Gourmet Championship! “Kumagai Holdon”
The local gourmet “Kumagaya Horudon” from Kumagaya City, Saitama Prefecture, is an exquisite yaki-udon that combines chewy udon made from locally grown wheat with fresh pork hormones. Kumagaya City...

Mackerel sushi
Savor Saitama's traditional mackerel sushi, a consistent blend of aroma and nostalgia
Saitama Prefecture's local dish “mackerel sushi” is a superb dish that combines the aroma of roasted mackerel with vinegared rice. As the culture of pressed sushi and sugata sushi, which began in t...

Kumagai udon
Enjoy the town with udon! Kumagai udon
Kumagaya City, Saitama Prefecture has a high production quantity and quality of local wheat, and is trying to revitalise the town by branding Kumagaya udon by local production and consumption. It i...

Sauce yaki udon
One of the 5 Oyaki Udon in Japan! Hatogaya City Sauce Yaki Udon
Hatogaya's grilled udon has a sauce taste. Sauce yaki udon was born in the town rebuilding business with a local sauce maker and the Chamber of Commerce. When I ate it... I imagined a pretty thick ...