Introducing the top 10 unmissable local gourmet dishes from the Oita region.
Introducing the top 10 unmissable local gourmet dishes from the Oita region.
When visiting the Oita region, be sure to enjoy the authentic local gourmet dishes at their best.
Table of Contents
Suppon pot
Toriten
Get it from Nakatsu
Seki horse mackerel and seki mackerel sashimi
Beppu Reimen
Yaseuma
Jigoku-steamed
Dango soup
Ryukyu
Hita yakisoba
Suppon pot
Eat skin purupuru & nourishing special ingredients
Suppon grown in Oita Prefecture, which has an ideal environment for breeding Suppon such as clear stream and temperate climate, has been said to be effective in nourishing tonic since ancient times...
Toriten
Oita Prefecture boasts top chicken consumption in Japan. Local cuisine
Toriten is a local dish loved since ancient times in Oita. It is a dish that uses ponzu or soy sauce base to tempura chicken with a firm base and topped with the specialty sauce of the shop. Torit...
Get it from Nakatsu
Nakatsu Karaage in Nakatsu City, Oita Prefecture, a sacred place for deep-fried karaage
The B-class gourmet “Nakatsu Karaage” representing Oita Prefecture is now famous nationwide! There are many karaage specialty shops in Nakatsu City, and it is said to be the sacred place of karaage...
Seki horse mackerel and seki mackerel sashimi
Fresh fish caught in the Bungo Channel
“Seki horse mackerel” and “Seki mackerel,” which are well known throughout the country, are high-class fish that can be caught in the Toyo Strait off the coast of Saganoseki in Oita prefecture. The...
Beppu Reimen
Cold noodles eaten in hot summer are an essential dish to blow off the heat
The first Reimen shop opened in Beppu around 1955. It is said that the shop was opened by a chef who has been redeemed from northeastern China (formerly Manchuria). In former Manchuria, there are m...
Yaseuma
Local cuisine sweets from Oita prefecture
It is a local dish of Oita where kneaded flour is spread flat and boiled, sprinkled with kinako and sugar. It is the same noodle as dango soup. There is a trick to how to stretch the dough, and the...
Jigoku-steamed
Beppu Onsen specialty “Jigoku-mushi”
“Jigoku-mushi”, which has continued since the Edo period, is a cooking method for steaming ingredients using the hot steam heat that erupts from the hot springs. Just put a variety of ingredients s...
Dango soup
Dango soup, a local dish of Oita
Dango-jiru is a typical dish of Oita, where dumplings made by kneading flour and spreading them into strips are made with miso along with vegetables from the four seasons. It is a food that ordinar...
Ryukyu
A specialty of Oita bearing the name of Okinawa
“Ryukyu” faces the Seto Inland Sea and is blessed with abundant seafood in Oita prefecture, where fresh fish fillets such as horse mackerel, yellowtail, and amberjack are soaked in a sauce that com...
Hita yakisoba
The noodles are crispy! Hita yakisoba with a new texture
Hita yakisoba is a local gourmet from Hita, Oita prefecture, where freshly boiled raw noodles are baked to the verge of burning, and seasoned with sauce along with crispy bean sprouts, vegetables s...