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Sendai Yukina

What is Sendai Yukina delicious in winter? We also introduce recommended dishes! [Miyagi Prefecture]

How is Sendai Yukina different from regular Yukina? What about the flavor? That's what makes you interested. It is popular as a winter vegetable in Sendai, and will entertain your cold winter dining table. This time outside the prefecture...

megumegu2023.01.09

Akita Ekiben

We are proud of the station bento in six Tohoku prefectures! Introducing the top 5 recommended station bentos in Akita Prefecture

Akita Prefecture, a rice-producing prefecture, is home to a wide variety of seafood such as baithata, as well as delicious specialty dishes such as savory savory, tonburi, and junsai. Other high-quality meats such as Hinai Jiji chicken and Akita Kuroge Wagyu beef (Akita Nishiki beef) are also available...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2023.01.08

Matsukawa Daruma

Why is the Matsukawa Daruma, a lucky charm from Sendai, blue? Exploring the origin of it [Miyagi Prefecture]

Matsukawa Daruma is a lucky charm that represents Sendai Parimo, a traditional craft from Sendai. Some people may wonder how its distinctive blue looks compared to the common daruma. Pine...

megumegu2023.01.07

Shin-Aomori Station

We are proud of the station bento in six Tohoku prefectures! Introducing the top 5 recommended station bentos in Aomori Prefecture

The Ekiben in Aomori Prefecture, surrounded by the Pacific Ocean to the east, the Sea of ​​Japan to the west, and the Tsugaru Strait to the north, and the wide Mutsu Bay, surrounded by the sea on three sides, is mainly bento boxes made with plenty of seafood. Tohoku Shinkansen Hachinohe Station and new...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2023.01.06

Iwate Ekiben

We are proud of the station bento in six Tohoku prefectures! Introducing the top 5 recommended station bentos in Iwate Prefecture

Whether you're a local train line or a bullet train with a flurry of scenery, delicious station bento is essential for rail travel. Various station bento are featured in travel reports and blogs, and station bento from various locations...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2022.12.26

Mogami safflower

"Mogami safflower" certified as a Japanese heritage and Japanese agricultural heritage [Yamagata Prefecture]

"Benibana (saffolder)" has been cultivated since ancient times as a raw material for dyeing "beni" and "yellow". Also, the seeds contain fats and oils (safflower oil/benibanayu/saf...

NORIJUNNORIJUN2022.12.19

What is "vinegar base"? Pitcher Sasaki Roki's favorite local seasoning [Iwate Prefecture]

Did you know that vinegar base, an extremely local seasoning that is essential for dining in the area around Ofunato City, Iwate Prefecture, is becoming a hot topic nationwide? This time, we will be holding a baseball player from Iwate Prefecture, pitcher Sasaki Roki...

nakanaka2022.12.02

Miura Sake Brewery

A regular at the gold prize event, "Toyohai" | "Hohai Bushi" is also introduced in detail to the direct sales store...

There are many delicious alcoholic drinks in Aomori Prefecture, but did you know about Toyobai, one of Hirosaki's famous sake? Toyobai is a sake that has won numerous gold awards at sake competitions. In 2022...

editorial staffeditorial staff2022.11.28

The insect food that is attracting attention at SDG's has a connection with Yamagata Prefecture! Traditional locust tsukudani and more...

With population growth worldwide, there are concerns about various issues. One of these issues is the food issue. Many people in the world suffer from hunger, and as the population grows in the future, we Japanese people are also food...

editorial staffeditorial staff2022.11.27

Shisomaki

Introducing the origins and delicious ways to eat Miyagi Prefecture's local dish, Shisomaki

Shiso Maki, a local dish from Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, is a specialty made by mixing the specialty Sendai miso with sugar and walnuts, wrapped in fresh green shiso, and fried in oil. It looks simple at first glance, but it's fried miso and green shiso...

editorial staffeditorial staff2022.11.26

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