Regional food and famous sweets of Hokkaido
Seafood, dairy products, agricultural ingredients, and an especially strong culture of modern souvenir sweets.
Hokkaido is part of the Hokkaido & Tohoku region. This page lists the guides currently available in English.
11 guides in English
- Hokkaido Chanchan-yakiHokkaido
Chanchan-yaki cooks salmon with cabbage, onion, mushrooms, and other vegetables under a savory-sweet miso sauce, usually on a griddle or in a large...
- Hokkaido IkameshiHokkaido
Ikameshi is a whole squid stuffed with glutinous and regular rice, then simmered until tender in a sweet-savory soy-based broth.
- Hokkaido Jaga ButterHokkaido
Jaga butter is a hot steamed or boiled potato split open and topped with butter.
- Hokkaido Matsumae-zukeHokkaido
Matsumae-zuke marinates finely cut kombu and dried squid, often with herring roe, in a soy-based seasoning until the mixture becomes glossy and...
- Hokkaido SanpeijiruHokkaido
Sanpeijiru simmers salted salmon or herring with daikon, carrot, potato and leek in kombu broth.
- Ishikari NabeHokkaido
Ishikari nabe is a Hokkaido hot pot built around fresh salmon, including rich belly meat, bone-in cuts, and sometimes the head or other parts...
- JingisukanHokkaido
Jingisukan is Hokkaido's communal lamb or mutton barbecue, commonly cooked with onions, bean sprouts, cabbage, and other vegetables on a domed metal...
- Nemuro EscalopeHokkaido
Nemuro escalope places a thin pork cutlet over butter rice and covers it with demi-glace sauce.
- Obihiro ButadonHokkaido
Obihiro butadon covers rice with thick slices of pork grilled and repeatedly brushed with a sweet-savory soy tare.
- Shiroi KoibitoHokkaido
Shiroi Koibito is a famous Hokkaido confection consisting of chocolate sandwiched between thin, crisp langue de chat cookies. The white-chocolate...
- WakasaimoHokkaido
Wakasaimo is a Hokkaido confection shaped and flavored to resemble a small roasted sweet potato, even though no sweet potato is used. White bean paste...