Chugoku food– Regional Cuisine of Western Honshu –
The Chugoku region is located in western Honshu and includes the prefectures of Hiroshima, Okayama, Shimane, Tottori, and Yamaguchi. The region is known for both coastal seafood and traditional regional dishes.
Popular foods from the region include Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki, oysters from Hiroshima Bay, and various seafood dishes from the Sea of Japan and the Seto Inland Sea.
Explore the traditional foods and culinary culture of the Chugoku region in this category.
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Mosaebi (モサエビ)
When you hear "the taste of winter in Tottori Prefecture," many people think of "Matsuba-gani" (snow crabs). When the first bustle is covered on the national news, many people may feel that winter has arrived. "Matsuba gani" is well... -
Nikujaga (肉じゃが)
Introduction to Nikujaga Nikujaga (肉じゃが) is a traditional Japanese food in which the meat, potatoes, and onion are stewed in a sweetened soy sauce and mirin. Locals made this dish by frying meat, potatoes, onions, konnyaku, etc., and... -
Hiroshima Style Okonomiyaki (広島風お好み焼き)
Introduction to Hiroshima Style OkonomiyakiEven if you are not a Hiroshima citizen, you may have heard of " Hiroshima style okonomiyaki" once. Hiroshima style Okonomiyaki is a Japanese pancake with the ingredients layered on top rather t... -
Uzume Meshi (うずめ飯)
INTRODUCTION TO UZUME MESHI Uzume meshi is a traditional Japanese food in Shimane prefecture and is one of Japan's five great rice dishes. Its unique characteristic is that all of its ingredients are all hidden under the rice. Japanese h... -
Fuku / Fugu (ふぐ)
What comes to mind when you hear the taste of winter? In the cold season, nothing is more suitable than hotpot. There are many hot pots such as beef hot pot, shabushabu, etc but how about a hotpot using Fugu? (pufferfish). When you ... -
Okayama Ramen (岡山ラーメン)
Ramen : A Staple in Japan Okayama Ramen is one of Ramen in Japan. Ramen is probably the most popular Japanes food. Travellers who will visit the country would probably eat ramen at least once or twice during the entire course of their tr... -
Hiroshima Kaki (広島かき)
Have you ever heard of Hiroshima Kaki (oyster)? In fact, Hiroshima Prefecture ranks first in Japan in oyster production. In 2018, the total production of Japan was 29,846 tons (naked meat), of which 18,708 tons, or 62.7%, were accounted ... -
Izumo Soba (出雲そば)
Shimane Prefecture's local dish "Izumo soba" is counted as one of the three major soba noodles Japan. The noodles are dark-skinned, chewy and fragrant, and have excellent nutritional value because the skin is ground when the buckwheat fr...
