autumn ｜ Page 8 ｜ Our Regional Cuisines

Gori tsukudani" is a dish made by tsukudaniing gori, a small fish that lives in …

Isaza-mame" is a tsukudani (food boiled in soy sauce) dish made by combining isa…

This is a local dish made by soaking local specialty Senshu mizu-nasu in a bed o…

Kakinoha-zushi is pressed sushi made of salted mackerel wrapped in kakinoha (per…

During the autumn festival season, "tadasushi," a type of sushi made by leaving …

The Saijo persimmon, produced throughout the prefecture, is the representative p…

In the mountainous northern part of Okayama Prefecture, a surprisingly large num…

Himeichi is a small fish caught in small bottom trawls in Tosa Bay. Its official…

Uzumi" is said to have originated in the Edo period (1603-1867), when people bur…

The Ariake Sea has a tidal range of about 6 meters, and at low tide, tidal flats…

“Imoni” (taro soup) is said to have originated in the mid-1600s. At that time, t…

In Yamagata Prefecture, where edible chrysanthemums (except for small ones used …

Soba (buckwheat) has been widely cultivated in Ibaraki Prefecture since the Edo …

“Jibuni” is a simmered dish that represents Ishikawa Prefecture. It is simmered …

Ishikawa Prefecture was once known as a production area of the somen (thin noodl…

“Oni-manju” was made with sweet potatoes and wheat flour, which were relatively …

“Taitan of Manganji Togarashi and Jako” is a popular home-style simmered dish us…

Kurodaizu is a black soybean that comes mainly from the Tamba area, including Ky…

“Kakuzushi” and “Hakozushi” are both types of pressed sushi. The difference lies…

In Kochi Prefecture, the petiole part of the leaf and stem of the Hasuimo (a mem…

Ikinari dango" is a simple local snack made by wrapping sliced sweet potatoes in…

The Kuma River, Kumamoto's largest first-class river, runs through the Hitoyoshi…

Buri daikon," made with yellowtail and daikon (Japanese radish), a specialty of …

There are two types of "juicy": kufa (hard) juicy, which is cooked with rice, an…

“Gane" is a local dish made from sweet potatoes, a specialty of Kagoshima Prefec…