Decchi Yokan
Fukui
"Decchi Yokan" is a soft sweet red bean jelly familiar as an ordinal taste of lo…
Fukui ｜ Our Regional Cuisines
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Tobitsuki Dango
Fukui
"Tobitsuki Dango" is a traditional sweets used to be cooked at home commonly as …
Otsubo (Simmered Red Beans and Japanese Taro)
Fukui
Around the death anniversary of Shinran, the founder of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism (J…
Kashiwa-mochi (Mochi Wrapped with Oak Leaf)
Fukui
There is a festival called "Ta no Kami Matsuri", held mainly by children to cele…
Seige (Female snow crab hotpot)
Fukui
"Seige (se-e-ge)" is a local dish in Fukui Prefecture, featuring the winter deli…
Akakabura-no-suzuke (Pickled red turnips)
Fukui
The famous red turnip in Fukui Prefecture is a traditional vegetable known as "K…
Cha-meshi (rice boiled in tea flavored with sake and shoyu)
Fukui
Cha-meshi is said to have originated from "Nara Cha-meshi," which was first serv…
Zoni
Fukui
Mochi is an essential and auspicious food for celebrations among the Japanese. U…
Bokkake
Fukui
"Bokkake" is a local dish that has been enjoyed in Fukui Prefecture for over 100…
Hamana-miso (Amazake based Miso with salt-pickled eggplant)
Fukui
"Hamana Miso" is a seasonal local dish, available only in winter. It is made by …
Oroshi-soba (Soba Noodles with grated daikon)
Fukui
In Fukui Prefecture, where life expectancy is one of the highest in Japan, the m…
Gonza/Gonji Namasu
Fukui
Gonza is a simmered dish made with smashed soybeans and daikon radish. It receiv…
Ha Zushi/Leaf Rapped Sushi
Fukui
"Hazushi" is a type of sushi wrapped in leaves of Aburagiri (Tung tree), a decid…
Nishin Sushi/ Herring Sushi
Fukui
During the mid-Edo period (around the mid-18th century) until the 1930s in the M…
Hoba Meshi (Kinako Mochi Rice)
Fukui
In Fukui Prefecture, there is a celebration called "Satsukiage" after the comple…
Happa Sushi (Leaf Rapped Sushi)
Fukui
"Happazushi" is a type of sushi that involves wrapping vinegared rice, Masu(=tro…
Choju Namasu
Fukui
Choju Namasu is a dish that is popular during the New Year's holiday. Its name i…
Satoimo no Koroni (Simmered Taro)
Fukui
"Hoonko” is an annual major event of the Jodo Shinshu sects of Buddhism, in hono…
Kobumaki/Boumaki (Kelp Roll/Stick Roll)
Fukui
During the mid-18th century, from the middle of the Edo period to the Meiji 30s,…
Furu-takuan no Nimono
Fukui
It is a local food representative of Fukui Prefecture, which has been loved sinc…
Suko
Fukui
The largest event of the year in Jodo Shinshu Buddhism, called Hoonko, takes pla…
Fu no karashi ae
Fukui
The annual major event in various schools of Jodo Shinshu (Pure Land Buddhism) k…
Atsuage no Nitano
Fukui
The largest event of the year in Jodo Shinshu Buddhism, called Hoonko, takes pla…
Gojiru miso soup
Fukui
Around the anniversary of founder Shinran's death (November 28th under the lunar…
Honkosan/Houonko ryori
Fukui
In Fukui Prefecture, Buddhism, especially Jodo Shinshu, has long been a fervent …
Maruyaki saba
Fukui
The Wakasa area has been known since the Asuka and Nara periods as a "miketsukun…
Sabanuta
Fukui
Obama was the center of Wakasa Bay, and was the starting point of the "saba kaid…
Namagusa jiru
Fukui
Obama City, the center of Wakasa Bay, was the starting point of the "saba kaido"…
Heshiko
Fukui
It is a traditional dish of the Wakasa area and the Echizen coast. The entrails …
Contact
Food Cultures Office, Overseas Market Development and Food Cultures Division, Food Industry Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
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