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Saimochi is an exquisite local dish from Tamura City, Fukushima Prefecture? What is the essential ingredient "juunen"?

Winter is the season when you miss rice cakes. Many people probably remember when they were children and eating rice cakes all intently when it was New Year's. This time we will introduce local cuisine that is passed down in Tamura City, Fukushima Prefecture...

Motoharu KahashiMotoharu Kahashi2024.01.23

Is Aomori red rice sweet and pink? Introducing the reasons, origin and two types of red rice recipes

One of the surprising things that people from Aomori Prefecture are when they go to other prefectures is that the red rice is not sweet. When I think of red rice, I thought it was sweet and pink, but there are a lot of red rice with red beans that are not sweet all over the country...

Hana OdagiriHana Odagiri2024.01.05

The only one in Japan! Marusichi's miso, soy sauce and seasonings made using hot spring heat are so delicious! [...

Have you heard of miso and soy sauce that have been loved by people in Tsugaru for many years? Miso and soy sauce sold by Marushichi Tsugaru Miso Soy Sauce Co., Ltd. are known to everyone from Ocromi, and are used once...

Hana OdagiriHana Odagiri2023.12.12

Thin-skinned manju

What are Kashiwaya's thin-skinned buns and the "morning tea ceremony" one of Japan's three major buns? [Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture]

Kashiwaya, which has its head office in Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture, is a long-established Japanese confectionery shop known both within and outside the prefecture. Not only is the deliciousness of sweets, but we also take on various initiatives to make people happy with delicious sweets...

Motoharu KahashiMotoharu Kahashi2023.11.29

Whale

Soul food from Aomori Prefecture? What are whale mochi and beko mochi?

There are many delicious foods in the Tohoku region, and some of them have been featured as "local gourmet food" and have become a national destination. Among them, it is known as the soul food of Aomori Prefecture...

editorial staffeditorial staff2023.11.27

Yamagata Senbero

Yamagata City, the foot of the Zao mountain range, is a treasure trove of Senbero Bars! [Yamagata Prefecture]

In Yamagata City, a castle town of Kasumi Castle (Yamagata Castle), known for its Yamagata Temple (Tateishiji Temple) and the Yamagata Hanagasa Festival held every summer, there are many popular bars and other places to play corners, stand and drink. This article...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2023.11.24

Aizu Senbero

Aizuwakamatsu City, a natural and historical city, is home to an advanced Senbero bar! [Fukushima Prefecture]

The Aizu people's temperament is considered to be "persistent, honest and serious," but Obara Shosuke, who appears in the famous folk song "Aizu Bandai," in the Aizu region, loves "morning sleep, morning drinking, and morning baths," and is a source of personal property...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2023.11.13

Fukushima Senbero

If you're looking for "senbero" on Nakadori in Fukushima Prefecture, these five places are the place to go!

Fukushima Prefecture, the third largest in the country, is divided into three regions, ranging from north to south, in the Ou Mountains and the Abukuma Highlands. In the middle of this, in the Nakadori region where the Tohoku Shinkansen passes, there are Fukushima city and prefecture where the prefectural government office is located...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2023.11.09

Aomori Senbero

Introducing five "Senbero"-style izakayas and standing bars that lie in front of Aomori Station! [Aomori Prefecture]

Aomori City is lively with the revival of the long-awaited Nebuta Festival, which had been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and is a port town located at the very end of the wide Mutsu Bay, and is the prefectural capital with a population of approximately 270,000. and...

Daiwa ConsilioDaiwa Consilio2023.10.06

Delicious

The versatile seasoning "Umaitere" is a powerful and unsung hero of local cuisine! [Yamagata Prefecture]

We have soy sauce that has been loved for generations in Yonezawa City, southern Yamagata Prefecture. Its name is "Umaitere." Every citizen of Yonezawa knows about it, and I've heard that each family always has one bottle in their own...

ikokeikoke2023.09.15

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