[Fukushima] Warm your heart ♡ Experience the wonders of Japanese food with Aizu's local cuisine!

When you're traveling, you may end up eating a lot of fancy food or overeating, which can make your stomach tired.
At times like these, we would like to recommend the many local dishes available in Aizuwakamatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture.
Aizuwakamatsu is located inland and is far from the sea, so many of the local dishes are made with preserved foods such as dried fish. This time, we will introduce the types of local cuisine and recommended restaurants.

Wappameshi

Wappameshi is the representative local dish of Aizuwakamatsu.
The name comes from the fact that it was made using Magewappa, a bento box made by mountain people that has been made for about 600 years. It is made by placing various ingredients such as wild vegetables and salmon on top of seven-minute-cooked rice and steaming it. The colorful Wappa rice is perfect for lunch boxes.

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Kappo Takino in Sakaemachi is said to have a reputation for delicious Wappameshi.
The building, which was relocated from the historic Jinya on Aizu Nishi Kaido, gives off a sense of grandeur. The ``Gotanin Hakomeshi'', which can be ordered for 1,840 yen, has five kinds of toppings, including crab and mushrooms, and is quite filling.

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Kozuyu

Kozuyu, which was originally made as a samurai dish, is still often made during New Year's and ceremonial occasions in Aizu. Using the stock made from scallop scallops as a base, ingredients such as taro, carrots, and dried shiitake mushrooms are simmered together. A nutritious soup bowl with a distinctive light taste.

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At Tsuru Izutsu in Higashiyama Town, you can enjoy kozuyu when you order a set meal or gozen meal.
This is a relocated mansion built in the 1900s, and the interior is decorated with antiques. In addition to kozuyu, you can enjoy a variety of local dishes to your heart's content, such as wild vegetable soba, simmered cod, and Aizu dengaku.

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Dengaku

Dengaku, which is now widely known throughout the country, is said to have its origins in the Sengoku period, when samurai ate skewered ingredients grilled.
Aizuwakamatsu was famous for producing miso, so dengaku was made with miso. Nowadays, various restaurants have come up with new ways to enjoy unique dengaku dishes.

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``Mitsudaya'' is a restaurant run by a long-established miso brewery that has been in business since 1834, converting a miso warehouse into a restaurant.It is famous as a famous dengaku restaurant. The popular ``Dengaku Course'' is 1,150 yen for 7 dishes of 6 types, and includes konjac and tofu with miso. You'll be happy to know that they have 5 types of in-house miso, including sweet miso and yuzu miso, to match the ingredients.

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summary

In addition to the ones introduced this time, Aizuwakamatsu City has a variety of other local dishes, such as simmered cod and herring pickled in Japanese pepper.
When you stop by the city, it would be fun to try some food while walking around the city. I hope you find your favorite store.