Introducing the top 10 unmissable local gourmet dishes from the Fukui region.
Introducing the top 10 unmissable local gourmet dishes from the Fukui region.
When visiting the Fukui region, be sure to enjoy the authentic local gourmet dishes at their best.
Table of Contents
Maruyaki Mackerel
Volga rice
Oboro kelp mackerel sushi
Fukui sauce katsudon
natural eel
Echizen grated soba
Heshiko
Echizen to
Wakasa Fugu
Pickled mackerel in heshiko
Maruyaki Mackerel
Fukui's soul food made with freshly caught mackerel baked in full
The Wakasa region was known as' Miketsukuni, 'which was allowed to deliver food to the Imperial Court in the capital since the Asuka-Nara period, and played an important role in food. In particular...
Volga rice
Put tonkatsu on omurice! Local food in Fukui
Volga Rice is a local gourmet that is sold in Echizen City (formerly Takefu City) in Fukui Prefecture. It is a Western dish topped with an omurice topped with cutlet sauce. Omelet topped with tonka...
Oboro kelp mackerel sushi
Rich in minerals and goes well with any dish! Oboro kelp
It is a gem of thick and fresh local sea mackerel that was premined with vinegar with original vinegar on top of savory sesame vinegar and sweet vinegar ginger and rolled up around the Makombu prod...
Fukui sauce katsudon
The original sauce katsudon whose secret sauce is the decisive factor!
In general, when it comes to katsudon, everyone imagines a deep-fried cutlet wrapped with an egg. However, in Fukui, katsudon is a sauce katsudon that is eaten with sauce. At first glance, it's si...
natural eel
Natural eel in Fukui Prefecture has a special deliciousness with fat!
You can catch natural eel in Wakasa and Mikatagoko in Fukui Prefecture. The natural eel from Mikatagoko Lakes is also called “palate blue eel”. Mouth green eel is slightly thinner from the pectoral...
Echizen grated soba
Soul food with exquisite gen soba and grated daikon radish from Fukui prefecture
Echizen soba is a soba that is mainly eaten in the Reihoku region of Fukui prefecture. It features a unique soup with a lot of grated daikon in advance, and noodles that are black and firm. Every ...
Heshiko
Familiarity as specialty products and souvenirs
It is a traditional dish in the Wakasa region and on the coast of Echizen Coast. It can be stored for a long time without rotting by stealing the internal organs of fish, salted, and then pickled i...
Echizen to
King among crabs raised in rough waves and severe cold in the Sea of Japan!
Echizen is known as the top brand among snow crabs in Japan, and is a male snow crab caught in Fukui Prefecture. It is characterized by its tightness and greasy deliciousness. There is a delicious ...
Wakasa Fugu
Tightening and taste unique to the puffer grown in cold and harsh land
The king of fugu “Tora-fugu” is produced in the northernmost Fukui prefecture. The brand “Wakasa Fugu” is shipped to the prefecture as well as to outside the prefecture, mainly in Keihanshin , has ...
Pickled mackerel in heshiko
A flavored taste that makes you feel Wakasa in winter
Heshiko is a traditional dish from the Wakasa region of Fukui prefecture where salted mackerel is marinated in bran. It is made when mackerel is picked up in spring, and taken out and eaten at the ...