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Ichigoni (いちご煮)
【What is Ichigoni?】 Ichigoni "いちご煮" is a local dish in Hashikami Town and Hachinohe City. This specialty food is actually luxurious according to locals. In fact, they only use high-quality and expensive ingredients such as abalone ... -
Babahera Ice (ババヘラ)
【INTRODUCTION TO BABAHERA ICE】 Babahera Ice is a type of ice cream that is a local gourmet of Akita in Tohoku prefecture. It is a local cold sweets that is popular with Akita residents and tourists visiting Akita, especially children. ... -
Ankou Nabe (あんこう鍋)
【】 In Japan, they are improving their food and always make it as healthy as possible. An example of this is by having nabe during the winter season, and they also gain plenty of collagen that makes their skin beautiful. Ankou Nabe is a... -
Mugimaki (麦巻き)
Do you like snacks? If yes, what's your favorite snacks? Do you like it sweet or salty? Then, how often do you eat snacks? Are all snacks not healthy? Is Mugimaki a snack? 【Is Mugimaki a snack?】 Mugimaki "麦巻き" is a snack. It's one o... -
Tonburi (とんぶり)
It looks like caviar! Tonburi "とんぶり" is what Japanese locals call as "land caviar". Does it taste the same? Why do they call it field caviar? Then, is it a vegetable or fruit? Where do they put it? 【What is Tonburi?】 I'm pretty sur... -
Hatahata Sushi (ハタハタ寿司)
【Introduction to Hatahata Sushi】 Hatahata Sushi (ハタハタ寿司) is one of the traditional Japanese foods that is classify as fermented sushi (izushi) and uses hatahata or Japanese sandfish. Moreover, Hatahata is a unique and famous fish... -
Inaniwa Udon (稲庭うどん)
Inaniwa Udon "稲庭うどん" is one of the best and oldest local food in Japan. Without a doubt, it is a great comfort food for many locals. This type of udon stands out from the rest. (You might want to check Sanuki Udon from Kagawa Prefec... -
Sakata Ramen (酒田ラーメン)
【WHAT IS SAKATA RAMEN?】 Now we have another ramen feature. Sakata ramen is a local ramen dish of Sakata City in Yamagata Prefecture. Did you know that Yamagata is also the kingdom of ramen? There's a lot of variations of ramen all over... -
Wanko Soba (わんこそば)
【INTRODUCTION TO WANKO SOBA】 "Wanko soba" is a local dish of Morioka City and Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture. It is a Japanese noodle dish where noodles are in a bowl many times in small quantities, as soon as the consumer finishes th... -
Shingoro (しんごろう)
【WHAT IS SHINGORO?】 Ever heard about this rice dish? Shingoro is a local dish from Shimogo Town that is handed down in the Minamiaizu area of Fukushima prefecture. It is made of half cooked glutinous rice and coated with "Junen miso"...