Fukui– category –

Boruga Rice (ボルガライス) is a hearty local “B-grade” Japanese dish from Fukui Prefecture’s Echizen (Takefu) area. In simple terms, it’s a large plate of omelet rice topped with tonkatsu (breaded pork cutlet) and rich sauce. So, this We...

Japan has many regional dishes deeply rooted in history and culture, and one of these is Houonkou ryori (報恩講料理). Houonkou ryori (報恩講料理) is a vegetarian feast served during the Jodo Shinshu Buddhist memorial festival, Houonkou. ...

When exploring Japan’s deep food culture, you’ll find certain local specialties that quietly carry centuries of tradition. One such dish is Kodai no Sasazuke. Lightly pickled and beautifully presented, this regional delicacy from Fukui P...

What do you imagine when you hear sauce katsu don? Many think of katsu don with a sweet, salty soy sauce flavoured with Japanese-style dashi. For those people, when they think of sauce katsu don, they probably think of "sauce-covered kat...

Apart from food such as Takoyaki, Ramen, Sushi, Onigiri, etc, Japanese cuisine also has a lot of interesting and delicious dishes to try. Today, we want to introduce Mizu Yokan, a traditional Japanese sweet (Wagashi) from Fukui Prefectur...

Echizen Gani, or Snow Crabs are in plentiful supply during the season that extends every year from the 6th of November until the 20th of March. The crabs are given their name due to the coastline of Echizen from where these crabs are cau...