[Miyagi Prefecture] Tohoku 6 prefecture ekiben boast! Introducing the top 5 recommended ekiben in Miyagi Prefecture

Daiwa Consilio
2023.01.13
Last updated: 2024.07.18

table of contents

1 What is Ekiben?
2 Top 5 recommended ekiben (other than beef tongue bento) in Miyagi Prefecture!
3 Click here for the beef tongue bento that you can purchase in Miyagi Prefecture!
4 Here are the stations where you can buy Ekiben in Miyagi Prefecture!
5 summary
6 Proud Ekiben from 6 Tohoku prefectures! series

Sendai's ``gyutan'' is one of the most famous gourmet foods in Miyagi Prefecture, and many specialty shops in the city compete for its taste.

There are many delicious beef tongue bento boxes on sale that can also be used as station lunches, and many people may have had trouble choosing one.

Here, I decided to introduce beef tongue bento in a separate section, as all of them are delicious and have many varieties, and I chose the top 5 from other bentos.

What is Ekiben?

From the official website of Kobayashi Co., Ltd.

There is no specific definition, but if you think about it simply, I think it means ``lunch boxes sold at stations and eaten while boarding the train.''

Ekiben, enjoyed while enjoying the scenery outside the train window, tastes so delicious even when it's cold.

These days, a variety of bento boxes are sold not only inside stations but also around stations, but here we introduce the bento boxes that can be purchased at ekiben shops and kiosks inside stations as ``ekiben.''

Please note that the Ekiben prices listed are tax-inclusive prices as of December 2022.

Top 5 recommended ekiben (other than beef tongue bento) in Miyagi Prefecture!

The five recommended ekiben that can be purchased at any time at Sendai Station are the following five, all of which are popular and made with delicious rice and ingredients from Miyagi Prefecture.

One-Eyed Dragon Masamune Bento (1,200 yen: Kobayashi)

This bento box was sold to commemorate the broadcast of NHK's taiga drama ``One Eyed Dragon Masamune'' in 1987, and is a popular bento with a variety of side dishes, miso-grilled rice balls, and walnut rice rice balls.

Ingredients from areas with ties to Masamune are used, including bamboo kamaboko and sweet and spicy simmered Sendai beef.

Kobayashi Co., Ltd.＜Information＞

Name: Kobayashi Co., Ltd.
Address: 3-2-3 Odawara, Miyagino-ku, Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture 983-0803
Phone number: 022-29-1661
URL: Kobayashi Co., Ltd. official website

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Kakifuku Large Sanriku Kakimeshi Bento (1,180 yen: FISH&CO.)

When you open the lid, you'll find lots of sweet and spicy oysters and broiled oysters stewed in dashi.

When you eat Sasanishiki from Miyagi Prefecture with oyster rice cooked in a special soup stock, you are sure to feel the happiness of filling your mouth with the flavor of oysters.

FISH&CO.＜Information＞

Name: FISH & CO., Ltd.
Address: RL Building, 4-1-5 Sendagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Phone number: 03-6451-1723
URL: FISH&CO. Official website

Salmon Harakomeshi (1,350 yen: Hakuyoken)

This bento is a local dish from Watari Town, with delicious soy sauce seasoned salmon fillets and soy sauce-pickled salmon roe with a slight alcohol aroma, so spread out that you can't even see the rice.

Sasamaki Engawa Sushi (1,450 yen: Hakuyoken)

Pressed sushi made with fatty flounder, perilla leaves, and ginger pickled in sweet and sour vinegar is refreshing and delicious, making it a lunch box that can be enjoyed as a snack with alcohol.

The fragrant ``Aburi Engawadashi'', which is made by grilling engawa, is also popular, and is sold for 1,600 yen.

Kinka mackerel stick sushi (1,400 yen: Hakuyoken)

The mackerel off the coast of Mt. Kinka in Miyagi Prefecture is famous as ``Kinka Saba,'' and this sushi bar is made from thick mackerel that is marinated in black vinegar.

The chewy texture of mackerel and the rich aroma of black vinegar whet your appetite.

Hakuyoken＜Information＞

Facility name: Wellness Hakuyoken Co., Ltd. Sendai Branch
Address: 346-1 Irio Uematsu, Natori City, Miyagi Prefecture
Phone number: 022-382-8940
URL: Wellness Hakuyoken official website

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Click here for the beef tongue bento that you can purchase in Miyagi Prefecture!

Kobayashi and Wellness Hakuyoken each sell beef tongue bento with different flavors, and there are also heated ones that heat up when you pull a string.

Sendai specialty beef tongue bento (1,780 yen: Kobayashi) "heated type, barley rice, salt sauce, extra thick"
Best-selected charcoal-grilled beef tongue bento (1,580 yen: Kobayashi) “Heating type, barley rice, salt sauce”
Grilled beef tongue bento (1,280 yen: Kobayashi) “Heating type, barley rice, grilled, super long-selling”
Sendai miso-style beef tongue bento (1,180 yen: Kobayashi) “Barley rice/grilled miso”
Thick-sliced true tongue beef tongue bento (2,280 yen: Kobayashi) "Barley rice, rare parts of true tongue"
Grilled beef tongue and A5 Sendai beef bento (1,680 yen: Kobayashi) "Barley rice, grilled salt, Sendai beef stew, bamboo shoots"
Hakuyoken beef tongue bento (1,200 yen: Hakuyoken) “Barley rice, grilled with salt, minced meat”
Beef tongue flavor comparison (1,250 yen: Hakuyoken) "White rice, salt grilled, miso grilled, meatball teriyaki, minced meat"

In addition to these, a limited number of beef tongue bento boxes from a specialty beef tongue store are sold inside Sendai Station.

Here are the stations where you can buy Ekiben in Miyagi Prefecture!

In Miyagi Prefecture, you can always buy ekiben at Sendai Station.

You can purchase almost all ekiben from within the prefecture, as well as ekiben from outside the prefecture, at multiple stores located within stations and station buildings.

In addition, local ekiben are sold only one day a month at Kesennuma Station, and irregularly at places like Furukawa Station.

Sendai Station (many bento shops inside the station, ``Date no Komichi'' in the S-PAL east building, etc.)

In addition to the ekiben shops introduced below, there are many other shops selling bento boxes inside Sendai Station and the station building S-PAL (West Building, East Building).

Ekiben shop ``Matsuri'': Located on the second floor of the station, near the central ticket gate for conventional lines, and similar to Tokyo Station's ``Matsuri'', there are a wide variety of items.
Gyutan Ekiben-ya: Located near Ekiben-ya Matsuri, this is a famous gyutan bento specialty store (it sells out quickly).
Ekiben shop: Located inside the Shinkansen central ticket gate on the 3rd floor of the station, this shop also has a wide variety of ekiben.
Kobayashi S-PAL Sendai store: Inside "Date no Komichi" on the 2nd floor of S-PAL East Building, daily bento boxes are also available

Furukawa Station (convenience store inside the station building)

At NewDays inside the station building, original local ekiben and ekiben from Sendai and Yonezawa may be sold irregularly.

Kesennuma Station (convenience store inside the station building)

"Golden Dragon Harmonica Meal" (1,000 yen), made by a vendor in Kesennuma City, is sold only on the third Saturday of the month at NewDays in the station building.

From the official website of Ikoma Kesennuma School Lunch Center Co., Ltd.

The harmonica is the part of the swordfish at the base of its dorsal fin that is fatty and rich in collagen.

It's sweetly boiled, giving it a delicious flavor and texture, but be careful as it has bones.

NewDays Kesennuma store accepts reservations until the third Tuesday of the month, four days before the sale, so it's a good idea to take advantage of that.

summary

In Miyagi Prefecture, Sendai's beef tongue bento tends to be popular, but seafood ekiben is also delicious and very popular.

If you have a chance to stop by Sendai for work or travel, be sure to try a variety of ekiben.

Additionally, within Miyagi Prefecture, JR conventional lines and Abukuma Railway sometimes sell limited edition ekiben for event train events, so we recommend checking them out frequently before going out.