Regional food and famous sweets of Chiba
A long Pacific coastline and productive farmland support fishermen's dishes, soy-sauce traditions, peanuts, and ceremonial sushi.
Chiba is part of the Kanto region. This page lists the guides currently available in English.
13 guides in English
- Boso Haba ZoniChiba
Haba zoni is a Boso Peninsula New Year soup that finishes mochi and clear broth with toasted and crumbled haba seaweed, often together with aonori and...
- Boso Kujira no TareChiba
Kujira no tare seasons slices of whale meat in a soy-based marinade and dries them into a concentrated, chewy preserved food, usually grilled briefly...
- Boso MagochaChiba
Magocha places chopped or sliced horse mackerel, tuna or bonito, often seasoned like namero with miso and aromatics, over rice and pours on hot tea...
- Chiba Boiled PeanutsChiba
Yude rakkasei boils freshly harvested peanuts in their shells with salt, producing plump, soft beans unlike crunchy dried roasted peanuts.
- Chiba Peanut PieChiba
Chiba peanut pies pair flaky Western-style pastry with a sweet filling made from or flavored with locally associated peanuts, giving a roasted nut...
- Chiba Peanuts MonakaChiba
Peanuts Monaka has a peanut-shell-shaped wafer filled with sweet white-bean paste blended with peanut flavor, visually and aromatically expressing...
- Chiba Sanga-yakiChiba
Sanga-yaki mixes minced horse mackerel, sardine or other fish with miso, green onion, ginger and shiso, then grills the mixture as patties or on a...
- Futomaki Matsuri ZushiChiba
Futomaki matsuri zushi is Chiba's decorative thick sushi roll. Colored rice, omelet, nori, kanpyo gourd, shiitake, vegetables, and other ingredients...
- Futtsu Hakarime-donChiba
Hakarime-don covers rice with tender conger eel simmered or grilled in a glossy sweet-savory sauce.
- Kamogawa Tai SenbeiChiba
Tai senbei are thin, lightly sweet baked crackers molded into the shape and scale pattern of a sea bream; their name and appearance do not necessarily...
- Kujukuri Iwashi GomazukeChiba
Iwashi gomazuke cures small Japanese anchovies from the Kujukuri coast in vinegar, then layers them with sesame seeds, ginger and chili for a bright...
- NameroChiba
Namero is a fishermen's dish from coastal Chiba made by chopping fresh oily fish with miso, green onion, ginger, shiso, and other aromatics until the...
- Narita Chestnut YokanChiba
Kuri yokan sets sweet azuki or white-bean paste with agar and embeds whole or cut chestnuts, giving dense bean sweetness and crumbly nut texture.