Tohoku food– tag –

Tono Jingisukan (遠野ジンギスカン) is a regional lamb barbecue from Tono City in Iwate Prefecture. Thin slices of lamb or mutton go onto a domed iron pan unseasoned, then get dipped in a soy-based sauce. Its signature feature is the port...

Nanbu senbei is a wheat-based cracker from Aomori and Iwate, unlike most rice-based senbei found across Japan. Bakers press the dough in round iron molds, giving it a mild, slightly nutty flavor. Locals in Tohoku even simmer it in soup, ...