Fukushima Local Cuisine– category –

Walnut mochi is a rice cake coated with sweet sauce made from grinded walnuts. It is a local cuisine that has been handed down in the Aizu region of Fukushima Prefecture.Nowadays, it is said that more and more families do not have a pest...

I was surprised by the deliciousness of the Sukagawa Kappa Noodles (cucumber noodles) recommended by my sister. This noodles are kneaded with cucumber juice, so when boiled, it has a refreshing aroma of cucumber. The beautiful light gree...

Miso Kampura is a local dish of Fukushima that the sweet miso sauce goes well with the new potatoes.  When new potatoes came out in early summer, my mother often made them. If you can't get the baby potatoes, cut the potatoes into b...

I was able to get a rich flavor Oni-kurumi (Japanese walnut) from the Aizu region, and made a Yubeshi. The Yubeshi means sweets made from yuzu (citron), but the Yubeshi in Fukushima is a rice cake made from walnuts. Enjoy the flavor of s...

Shimi-mochi has been loved by locals in Fukushima for a long time. It is a traditional preserved food made by freezing and drying rice cakes during the cold winter.When you open the bag, the scent of Gomboppa and Yomogi (mugwort) spreads...

I regularly order vegetables and tofu from Samegawa Village in Fukushima Prefecture. This time I received fresh Urui.Urui is a vegetable from the Tohoku region that is in season from April to May.Enjoy the fresh and crispy texture of Uru...

Every May comes, I remember my grandma who was filling bamboo leaves with sticky rice to make Chimaki.In my hometown of Fukushima, we have a custom to eat Chimaki on Children's Day, May 5th. My grandma’s homemade Chimaki with the scent o...