Niigata ｜ Our Regional Cuisines

In the Sanpoku district of Murakami City, located on the border with Yamagata Pr…

Iizushi, a type of narezushi (matured sushi) that has been handed down from gene…

Gosen City, where the Agano and Hayade Rivers flow through, is blessed with fert…

In the mountainous regions of Niigata Prefecture, young shoots of Chishimazasa b…

Anbo is a kind of steamed bun with a kneaded dough and filling made of red bean …

Hokkaido herring occupied a major position among the goods carried by the Kitama…

Hegisoba is a type of cut buckwheat noodle made with seaweed called funori as a …

Niigata Prefecture, the largest consumer of eggplant in Japan, has a local dish …

“Hiyashi-shiru-Miso-jitate ,”（Chilled soup with Miso） is a cold soup seasoned wi…

The number of Sardines, caught has been decreasing in recent years, but in the p…

"Gomafugu" are caught in the Sea of Japan from June to July. The ovaries are sal…

“Kujira-jiru”, is a local dish consisting of Salted Whale blubber, and Vegetable…

In Niigata Prefecture, there is a simple and rustic tasting " Sankaku Chimaki" t…

"Sado no Nishime" is a local dish eaten on Sado City in Niigata Prefecture, wher…

Kensan-yaki is a local dish of grilled rice balls topped with ginger miso or swe…

"Tare Katsu Don" is a dish where freshly fried thin pork cutlets are placed on t…

"Zuiki" refers to the petiole (stalk) of a type of taro called "Yatsugashira." I…

In the Niigata prefecture where it snows heavily, 「pickled dried daikon radish」i…

Nina is a local dish made by boiling salted vegetable leaves and was eaten as a …

Fu is a processed food whose main ingredient is gluten and is made by kneading w…

Kanzuri, a traditional fermented seasoning from Myoko City (formerly Arai City) …

In the mountains, many wild vegetables are harvested in the springtime. It is sa…

"Sasazushi" is a traditional local dish from the Hokushinetsu region., In Niigat…

“Kakiae namasu” is a local dish that uses reddish-purple edible chrysanthemums. …

The Miomote River, where salmon run upstream, flows through Murakami City, which…

Kiri-zai" is a local dish from the Uonuma region, made by mixing natto with chop…

Sasa-dango, a well-known specialty of Niigata, is a bale-shaped dumpling wrapped…

Shoyu Okowa" is a local dish of Nagaoka City that is colored with soy sauce. It …

Igoneri" is a local dish representative of Sado Island, made from the Japanese r…

Nokpe" is a typical Niigata home-style dish and a local delicacy found throughou…