winter ｜ Page 5 ｜ Our Regional Cuisines

In Hokkaido, soft roe of Pacific cod and Alaska pollack are distinguished. The s…

Konjac potatoes have long been grown in the Fuppu district of Yorii Town and the…

Natural ‘Ayu’ (=sweetfish), grown in the clear stream in Yoshino mountains, eats…

‘Sanma zushi’ is prevailed as a local cuisine mainly in Yoshino-gun Totsukawa Vi…

Yamaguchi Prefecture's prefectural fish is the fugu, a well-known, high-end fish…

Niimi City has a soil unsuitable for rice cultivation, and buckwheat has long be…

"Yukina no Fusubedzuke" is a pickled dish using yukina, a snow cabbage. Yukina i…

Tottori Prefecture faces the Sea of Japan, and in winter, the cold air from the …

"Kamabuku" is a sweet cake made from boiled and mashed potatoes with glutinous r…

"Kaiso Yose(=Seaweed yose)" is a local dish eaten along the Kashima coast, exten…

Local cuisine from southeastern Aomori Prefecture to north-central Iwate Prefect…

"Shoyu Mame" or "Soy Sauce Beans" is a fermented food traditional to the norther…

It is said that persimmons began to be eaten in Fukushima Prefecture around the …

In Japan, as part of the preparations to welcome Toshigami (the deity of the New…

Cod is an indispensable winter fish in Akita Prefecture. Generally speaking, "Ta…

During the mid-Edo period (around the mid-18th century) until the 1930s in the M…

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

A local dish from Miura City, located at the tip of the Miura Peninsula. Daikon …

Noshikomi udon is a noodle dish made by simmering udon noodles in a broth made f…

A dish made with salted mackerel scraps and daikon radish, "Senba jiru" has been…

"Suguki" is a type of turnip greens, a traditional vegetable in Kyoto, known for…

"Korokaki Persimmon" are dried persimmon produced in Uji-Tawara Town using a typ…

"Uchimame-jiru" is a dish made by boiling smashed soybeans together with turnips…

One of the nationally renowned regional dishes, "Noppei," also known as "Noppei-…

"Narezushi" is a traditional type of sushi, consisting of salt-pickled fish and …

"Karaimo Netabo" is a local dish made from sweet potatoes, a specialty of Kagosh…

In Iwate Prefecture, where the climate is cold and unsuitable for rice farming, …

In Nara Prefecture, the traditional New Year's dish known as "Kaki-namasu" has b…

In the mountain villages of the northern Settsu region, the production of agar, …

"Ebi-imo and Boudara no Taitan (Simmered Dish)" is a local dish from Kyoto, feat…