japan'stastysecrets.pdf

Ja pa n ' s tasty sec r ets Local food that satisfies the world's most demanding eaters

Think you've already tried the best that Japan has to offer? It might be time to think again. Japan is packed with delicious dishes. All over the country people are constantly cooking up new ways to satisfy a nation's hunger for culinary perfection. Hundreds of gourmet treats come and go, some starting out as a local favorite and then sweeping the land. Occasionally a food fad will last, or maybe the nation grows to love a local delicacy over a period of years. The greatest success stories are rewarded with a place in the nation's heart. While various dishes are popular for showcasing local ingredients, many others succeed for the most basic reason of all: they taste great! And once a local food becomes established at the national level, it's made it. It's passed the ultimate test of culinary fitness. In many cases you don't even need to be a fan of mainstream Japanese cuisine to appreciate its value. It appeals instantly to anyone with an appetite. Other dishes are more of an adventure, requiring at least some awareness and

appreciation of Japanese ingredients and their applications. And one or two delicacies may strike you as extreme cuisine: enjoyable only by those whose palate is completely attuned to the full range of tastes and textures found in Japan, surely the world's most diverse culinary culture. That easy-to-extreme diversity is evident even in our initial selection of local cuisines loved all over Japan—but you probably won't have to read long before something gets your mouth watering. Our second selection focuses on food that has won a loyal local following in the region where it originated. Here, too, you will find many dishes that can be— or already are—cherished across regional or national boundaries. And even if occasionally you catch yourself thinking, "I'm not sure I could eat that," remind yourself that each dish is a survivor of a merciless process of food selection. If Japan says it's fit to eat, it could be time to take your tastebuds to the gym!

Now come on; let's eat! Itadakimasu!

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1

No.

Northern delights

Hokkaido

Uni-ikura-don

Iwate

Map

3

No.

Cool noodles

Tohoku

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Curry so good you can spoon it up

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Local dishes loved by the nation

Miyagi

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A better beef

Tochigi

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Scrumptious dumplings

Kanto

Gyutan-yaki

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Saitama

Map

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Recession-proof grilled meats

Kanagawa

Kanto

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Pleasure in simplicity

Kanto

Yakitori / Yakiton

Skewer-grilled chicken or pork

Yokosuka Kaigun-kare

Yokosuka Navy curry

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Map

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No.

Tokyo-style hot-plate pancake

Kanto

Monja-yaki

Griddle-fried mixed pancake

Shizuoka

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Fried firm and flavorful

Chubu

Fujinomiya Yakisoba

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Osaka

Map

27

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Whatever—it's delicious

Kansai

Okonomi-yaki

Hyogo

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28

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Tako-yaki with a twist

Kansai

"Anything you like" pancakes

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Akashi-style octopus dumplings

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27

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Is anything as Osakan as octopus?

Kansai

Hyogo

Map

28

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Superlative steak

Kansai

Tako-yaki

Grilled octopus dumplings

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Kobe beef steak

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Hiroshima

Map

34

No.

Crèpe-style creations

Chugoku

Hiroshima Okonomi-yaki

Nagasaki

Map

42

No.

No ordinary noodles

Kyushu

Hiroshima-style "anything you like" pancakes

Champon and Sara-udon

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Map

40

No.

Salty, spicy, special

Kyushu

Nagasaki

Map

42

No.

Hamburger heaven

Kyushu

Karashi-mentaiko

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Sasebo Burger

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Kanagawa

Map

14

No.

Grilled seasonal vegetables

Niigata

Map

15

No.

Perfect picnic sushi

Chubu

Kanto

Kanko-yaki

Sasa-zushi

Grilled wild plants

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15

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Thick vegetable soup

Chubu

Toyama

Map

16

No.

Trout fit for a shogun

Chubu

Noppei-jiru

Noppei soup

Masu-zushi

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Toyama

Map

16

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The king of winter

Ishikawa

Buri-daikon

Ishikawa

Map

17

No.

Map

17

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Duck delicacy

Chubu

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Jibu soup

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Pickled perfection

Chubu

Kabura-zushi

Pickled yellowtail with turnip

Fukui

Map

18

No.

Longevity noodles

Chubu

Echizen oroshi soba

Soba noodles with grated daikon

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34

35

Local favorites: a taste of place

Fukui

Map

18

No.

Fishy snack

Nagano

Map

20

No.

Handmade heaven

Chubu

Chubu

Saba no heshiko

Mackerel preserved in salt and rice bran

Shinshu soba

Shinshu soba noodles

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Yamanashi

Map

19

No.

Hot on vegetables

Chubu

Hoto

36

Hot pot with udon noodles

Nagano

Map

20

No.

Farmhouse dumplings

Chubu

Oyaki

Grilled dumplings

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37

Local favorites: a taste of place

Gifu

Map

21

No.

Nutty sweets

Shizuoka

Map

22

No.

Deep-fried mini-shrimp

Chubu

Chubu

Kuri-kinton

Sakuraebi no kaki-age

Chestnut balls

Shrimp fritters

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Gifu

Map

21

No.

Tasty paste

Shizuoka

Chubu

Map

22

No.

Lean eel

Chubu

Hoba miso

Ho leaf miso

Unagi no kabayaki

Broiled and seasoned eel

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38

39

Local favorites: a taste of place

Aichi

Map

23

No.

Grilled eel and rice

Mie

Map

24

No.

Pilgrim's choice

Kansai

Chubu

Hitsu-mabushi

Ise udon

Eel in a tub

Ise-style udon noodles

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Z^LL[LULK IYV[O WYLWHYLK MYVT IVUP[V MSHRLZ

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Aichi

Map

23

No.

Hearty miso stew

Chubu

Mie

Map

24

No.

Fisherman's sushi

Kansai

Miso-nikomi udon

Noodles in miso broth

Tekone-zushi

Strewn sushi

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40

41

Local favorites: a taste of place

Shiga

Map

25

No.

Forerunner of sushi

Kyoto

Funa-zushi

Shiga

Map

25

No.

26

No.

Pick the perfect pickle Kyo tsukemono

Preserved carp

Kyoto pickles

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JOVWWLK LNNWSHU[ HUK T`VNH NPUNLY

^P[O]PULNHYLKYPJL

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Delicious duck

Kansai

Kyoto

Map

26

No.

Eggplant excellence

Kansai

Kamo nabe

42

Map

Kansai

Kansai

Duck hot pot

Kamonasu no dengaku

Broiled eggplant with miso

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[PTL]LNL[HISLPU2`V[V;OL`OH]LHUH[[YHJ

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PZ JVVRLK ;V WYLWHYL KLUNHR\ [OL LNNWSHU[

HZ^LL[MH[[PULZZ(WVW\SHYYLJPWLPU[OPZHYLH

PZ J\[ PU[V OHSM SLUN[O^H`Z HUK ZSV^S` IYVPSLK

PZ H OV[ WV[ VM K\JR TLH[ JVVRLK ^P[O [VM\

V]LY JOHYJVHS >OLU P[ PZ HSTVZ[ YLHK` P[ PZ

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ZSH[OLYLK ^P[O H Z^LL[ TPZV KYLZZPUN HUK

]LNL[HISLZ

IYVPSLKH^OPSLSVUNLY

43

Local favorites: a taste of place

Osaka

Map

27

No.

Super slices of sushi cake

Hyogo

Hako-zushi

Osaka

Map

27

No.

Map

28

No.

Wild boar fit to feed an army

Kansai Kinki

Kansai

Botan nabe

Boxed sushi

"Peony" hot pot

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)LJH\ZLVMP[ZIYPNO[YLKJVSVY^PSKIVHYTLH[

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PZ THKL! [OL ]PULNHYLK YPJL PZ WHJRLK PU[V H

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MPZO VY V[OLY RPUKZ VM ZLHMVVK HUK WYLZZLK

WSH[[LY[VNL[OLY^P[O*OPULZLJHIIHNLJHYYV[

KV^U [V MVYT H MPYT JHRL  VM Z\ZOP ^OPJO PZ

I\YKVJR YVV[ HUK T\ZOYVVTZ ILMVYL ILPUN

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6ZHRHYLNPVU

LYH

Magnificent mochi soup

Kansai Kinki

Shiromiso zoni

White miso soup with mochi

Hyogo

Map

28

No.

Nails that hit the spot

Kansai

Ikanago no kugi-ni

Cooked sand eel "nails"

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TPYPU Z\NHY HUK NPUNLY ;OL IHI` MPZO ^LYL

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TVJOP JHRLZ HUK [V ZLHZVU [OL ZV\W ^P[O

OV^[OLKPZOHJX\PYLKP[ZUHTL

^OP[L TPZV ;OPUS` ZSPJLK ]LNL[HISLZ HYL HSZV HKKLK Z\JO HZ KHPRVU YHKPZO HUK JHYYV[ ;OLZLHYLJ\[PUHJPYJ\SHYZOHWLILJH\ZL[OPZ PZILSPL]LK[VLUZ\YLOHYTVU`

44

45

Local favorites: a taste of place

Nara

Map

29

No.

Rice and mackerel masterpiece

Wakayama

Map

30

No.

Traditional picnic lunch

Kansai

Kansai

Kaki-no-ha-zushi

Mehari-zushi

Persimmon leaf sushi

Leaf-wrapped "sushi"

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3LH]LZ VM [HRHUH T\Z[HYK NYLLUZ HYL IYPLMS`

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WVW\SHY PU [OL VSK KH`Z HZ HU LHZ`[VJHYY`

JPLZ;OPZKPZO^HZWYLWHYLKMVYJLYLTVUPLZPU

S\UJOMVYWLVWSL^VYRPUNPUMVYLZ[VYMPLSKHUK

[OL@VZOPUVHYLHZ\JOHZ[OLZ\TTLYMLZ[P]HS

^LYLVM[LUTHKLPU]LY`SHYNLZPaLZ

HUK [OL HUU\HS VWLUPUN VM [OL YP]LY [V IVH[ [YHMMPJ

Nara

Map

29

No.

Super-slender snow-white noodles

Kansai

Tottori

Map

31

No.

Fine crab—and you won't feel the pinch

Chugoku

Miwa somen

Miwa somen noodles

Kani-jiru

Crabmeat soup

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Z[YPUNZ  UVVKSLZ OH]L ILLU WYVK\JLK MVY

OHSM HUK IVPSLK [VNL[OLY ^P[O ZOYLKKLK

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KHPRVUYHKPZO4PZVPZHKKLKHZHZLHZVUPUN

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)LJH\ZL [OPZ KPZO PZ X\P[L HMMVYKHISL P[ PZ

MSV\Y PZ THKL PU[V KV\NO [OLU Z[YL[JOLK [V

WYLWHYLK I` THU` OV\ZLOVSKZ HUK JVUZPK

MVYT UVVKSLZ UV TVYL [OHU  TT [OPJR 0U

LYLK VUL VM [OL MPULZ[ ZLHZVUHS KPZOLZ VM [OL

^PU[LY [OL ZUV^^OP[L UVVKSLZ JHU IL ZLLU

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46

47

Local favorites: a taste of place

Tottori

Map

31

No.

Flying fish cylinders

Shimane

Map

32

No.

Tasty clam cuisine

Chugoku

Chugoku

Ago no yaki

Shijimi-jiru

Flying fish grill

Fresh-water clam soup

( WVW\SHY ZV\]LUPY P[LT PU ;V[[VYP 7YLMLJ[\YL

3HYNL ISHJR ZOPQPTP JSHTZ MYVT 3HRL :OPUQP

-YVT 4H` [V 1\S` MS`PUN MPZO HNV TPNYH[L

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TPZV

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Shimane

Map

32

No.

Soba with the sauce on

Chugoku

Izumo soba

Izumo-style soba noodles

Okayama

Map

33

No.

Sushi as a work of art

Chugoku

Bara-zushi

Strewn sushi

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6RH`HTHZILZ[RUV^UKPZOSVVRZHZNVVKHZ

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51

Local favorites: a taste of place

Yamaguchi

Map

35

No.

Pressed sushi delicacy

Tokushima

Map

36

No.

Whole fish sushi specialty

Shikoku

Chugoku

Iwakuni-zushi

Boze no sugata-zushi

Iwakuni sushi

Butterfish sushi

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Tokushima

Map

36

No.

Porridge option

Shikoku

Kagawa

Map

37

No.

Noodles in the kingdom of udon

Shikoku

Sobamai-zosui

Buckwheat porridge

Sanuki udon

Sanuki udon noodles

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53

Local favorites: a taste of place

Kagawa

Map

37

No.

Zoom in on an unusual zoni

Ehime

Map

38

No.

Great value snack

Shikoku

Shikoku

An-mochi zoni

Jakoten

Elaborate zoni

Deep-fried fish cakes

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Ehime

Map

38

No.

Special sashimi

Shikoku

Kochi

Map

39

No.

Seared perfection

Shikoku

Uwajima tai meshi

Uwajima snapper rice

Katsuo no tataki

Seared raw skipjack

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Nagasaki

Map

42

No.

Zoni in the mixed zone

Kyushu

Map

43

No.

Crisp and spicy

Kyushu

Gu-zoni

58

Kumamoto

Mixed zoni soup

Karashi renkon

Spicy lotus root

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59

Local favorites: a taste of place

Oita

Map

44

No.

Fishermen's fare from the islands

Oita

Kyushu

Map

44

No.

44

No.

Stretched dumplings

Kyushu

Buri no atsumeshi

Oita

Map

Tenobe dango-jiru

Yellowtail with hot rice

Hand-made dumpling soup

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Miyazaki

Map

45

No.

Charcoal chicken

Kyushu

Kyushu

Gomadashi udon

Noodles in sesame broth

Jidori no sumibiyaki

Char-grilled chicken

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61

Local favorites: a taste of place

Miyazaki

Map

45

No.

Cool home-cooked goodness

Kagoshima

Kyushu

Map

46

No.

Versatile little fish

Kyushu

Hiya-jiru

Kibinago ryori

Chilled miso soup

Kibinago dishes

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Kagoshima

Map

46

No.

Morsels, shreds, and slices

Kagoshima

Map

46

No.

Fabulous fish cakes

Kyushu

Kyushu

Kei-han

Chicken rice

Tsuke-age

Deep-fried fish cake

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63

Local favorites: a taste of place

Okinawa

Map

47

No.

Island pork and noodles

Okinawa

Okinawa soba

Okinawa

Map

47

No.

Okinawan wheat noodles

Okinawa

Map

47

No.

Healthy jet-black soup

Okinawa

Ikasumi-jiru

Squid ink soup

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Okinawa

Goya champuru

Tofu mixed with bitter melon

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Japan's Tasty Secrets

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