With summer in full swing, the season for delicious watermelon has arrived! In Yamagata Prefecture, which boasts the third largest production volume of watermelons in Japan (*), whole watermelons are pickled with their skins on...
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When you think of cities, towns and villages that are famous for natto, what comes to mind? Many people may think of Mito City partly because of its image and mascot characters...
HiroyukiOka
Miyagi Prefecture's specialty is ``Zunda Mochi.'' Those who love Japanese sweets will feel happy when they see the zunda-an (red bean paste) sprinkled generously on top of the mochi. ...
Chorogi may have the image of a pickle that is included in New Year's dishes in the Kanto region, but in Akita, it is valued as a traditional vegetable...
Murasakihime
Tonburi is said to have been named after ``a thing imported from the Tang Dynasty that resembles burikko (hatahata egg),'' and its appearance and texture is also known as field caviar.
Murasakihime
Spring has arrived, and the season for delicious vegetables has arrived. This time we will introduce fresh asparagus from the Aizu region of Fukushima Prefecture. Large asparagus...
One of the ingredients that has been featured on a certain TV program in the past and became a hot topic is called a dialect. "Yamagata residents eat weeds" etc...
In the Okitama region, located in the southwest of Yamagata Prefecture, it is a summer staple to eat young picked whole eggplants with a unique pickling method. Recently, the method of pickling has also been improved...
A hijiki? Hijiki? It's hard to believe that seaweed is oka. In Nanyo City, Yamagata Prefecture, the hijiki "oka hijiki" made in the fields serves the dining table...
NEFT Editorial Department
When you think of Miyagi Prefecture's specialties, many people probably think of Sasa Kamaboko and beef tongue, but in fact, ``Sendai Long Eggplant Pickles'' is also a specialty that has been loved in the prefecture for a long time...
HiroyukiOka
