Introducing the top 10 unmissable local gourmet dishes from the Kagawa region.
Introducing the top 10 unmissable local gourmet dishes from the Kagawa region.
When visiting the Kagawa region, be sure to enjoy the authentic local gourmet dishes at their best.
Table of Contents
Sanuki Udon
Aji no Sanbai
Anmochi Zōni
Shoyu-mame
Olive Hamachi
Honetsukidori
Sawara Oshinuki-zushi
Kankan-zushi
Shippoku Udon
Oiri
Sanuki Udon
A quintessential favorite in Kagawa!
Sanuki Udon is an iconic specialty of Kagawa Prefecture. It became widely known across Japan around the 1990s, so its nationwide popularity is relatively recent. At the time, articles about Sanuki ...
Aji no Sanbai
A refreshing tang from sanbaizu vinegar that whets the appetite.
Aji no Sanbai is fresh horse mackerel that is grilled and then marinated in sanbaizu, a seasoned vinegar mixture. At summer festivals, it was often served as a snack alongside drinks. The bones be...
Anmochi Zōni
An unusual dish found in Kagawa Prefecture
During the Edo period, sugarcane and sugar-making techniques were introduced to Sanuki. Sugar—one of the region’s “Three Whites,” along with salt and cotton—was encouraged and began to be produced....
Shoyu-mame
A beloved local dish from Kagawa
Kagawa is known for its many irrigation ponds, as the prefecture receives little rain and has few large rivers. The region also has many dry rice paddies, where fava beans have long been grown as a...
Olive Hamachi
A Sanuki original
Olive Hamachi is farmed in Kagawa Prefecture using feed mixed with powdered olive leaves, the leaves of Kagawa’s prefectural tree. The timing and duration of feeding are carefully managed according...
Honetsukidori
A perfect match for rice or drinks
Honetsukidori, a specialty said to have originated in Marugame, Kagawa Prefecture, is a local dish of bone-in chicken thighs grilled whole. In 1953, the founder of the Marugame izakaya Ikkaku was r...
Sawara Oshinuki-zushi
A colorful local dish made with Spanish mackerel, broad beans and omelet
When broad beans fill out and barley begins to ripen, the Seto Inland Sea grows busy with Spanish mackerel fishing. Around this time, farm households in Sanuki prepare dishes with Spanish mackerel ...
Kankan-zushi
Kagawa’s traditional preserved sushi, named for the sound of the mallet
Kankan-zushi, a local dish passed down in the Kabe area of Sanuki, Kagawa, is a type of pressed sushi made mainly with fresh Spanish mackerel caught in the Seto Inland Sea. It has been made as a pr...
Shippoku Udon
A traditional Sanuki winter dish
Sanuki udon is famous, but in the past, people thought that udon served with only soy sauce broth did not provide enough nutrition. It is said that this led to the creation of a dish using vegetabl...
Oiri
Small, round, and colorful
Oiri (おいり, Oiri) is a type of arare, or traditional Japanese rice cracker, produced mainly in the central and western parts of Kagawa Prefecture and eastern Saijo City in Ehime Prefecture. It is...
