Kyushu Food– Famous Ramen, Street Food & Southern Japan Cuisine –
Kyushu is the southernmost of Japan’s main islands and is known for bold flavors and diverse regional cuisine. The region includes prefectures such as Fukuoka, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Kagoshima, and Oita.
Kyushu food features famous dishes such as tonkotsu ramen, mentaiko, and chicken nanban, along with many seafood and hot pot dishes.
Explore traditional foods from the Kyushu region and discover the culinary culture of southern Japan.
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Toriten (とり天)
Oita Prefecture, which has one of the top chicken consumption in Japan, is proud of its famous local gourmet "Toriten". However, it is interesting that each restaurant has a different flavor of "Toriten". This time, we want to introduce ... -
Satsuma Age (さつま揚げ)
Fish cake is a famous food in East Asia. In fact, there are a lot of ways how to eat it. Some would love to enjoy it as a snack, while some eat it as a side dish. Regardless of how you like to eat fish cake, no one can deny that it's tas... -
Hiyajiru (冷や汁)
Hiyajiru is a chilled miso-based soup from Miyazaki Prefecture. Cooks blend grilled fish, roasted miso, sesame, and cold dashi, then pour it over barley rice. Cucumber, tofu, and fresh herbs complete this classic summer dish. Picture a 3... -
Karashi Renkon (辛子蓮根)
Karashi renkon ranks among the proudest foods of Kumamoto. The dish packs lotus root holes with spicy mustard miso. Cooks then dip it in batter and deep-fry it until golden. Curious how a sick lord sparked this Edo period creation? You w... -
Kumamoto Ramen (熊本ラーメン)
Kumamoto ramen is a tonkotsu ramen style from Kumamoto Prefecture. Cooks blend pork bones with chicken bones, then finish each bowl with mayu, a black garlic oil. That combination sets it apart from Hakata ramen and other Kyushu tonkotsu... -
Kashiwa Udon (かしわうどん)
Kashiwa udon (かしわうどん) is a regional noodle dish from Fukuoka Prefecture featuring thick udon noodles served in a light soy-based broth topped with seasoned chicken (kashiwa). It is one of Fukuoka's most beloved local foods, sold at... -
Chicken Nanban (チキン南蛮)
Chicken Nanban is a Miyazaki dish made with fried chicken, sweet vinegar sauce, and tartar sauce. Cooks first dust boneless chicken with flour, then coat it in beaten egg and deep-fry it until golden. Then they dip the hot chicken straig... -
Chawanmushi (茶碗蒸し)
One of the Japan dishes, chawanmushi, is an egg mixed with eggs and broth, steamed with ingredients such as shiitake mushrooms, lily root, and gingko in a bowl, and is treated as a steamed dish or soup.It is said that the roots of chawan... -
Saga Beef (佐賀牛)
Saga Beef is premium Japanese wagyu from Japanese Black cattle raised by farms within the JA Group Saga area. Only carcasses graded 5, or grade 4 with a Beef Marbling Standard score of No.7 or higher, qualify for the name. Grade 4 carcas... -
Mentaiko / Tarako (明太子 / たらこ)
What is Mentaiko? Tarako and mentaiko are traditional Japanese seafood ingredients, consisting of pollock roe from the Alaskan pollock, of the cod family. The Alaskan pollock is not a pollock in itself, but a cod; thus, tarako and mentai...
