Regional food and famous sweets of Iwate
Mountain villages, fertile basins, and the Sanriku coast support distinctive noodles, grains, seafood, and communal hospitality.
Iwate is part of the Hokkaido & Tohoku region. This page lists the guides currently available in English.
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3 guides in English
- Morioka JajamenIwate
Morioka jajamen pairs broad, chewy wheat noodles with a dense meat-miso sauce, cucumber, and green onion. Diners customize the bowl with grated...
- Morioka ReimenIwate
Morioka reimen is a cold noodle soup known for translucent, exceptionally chewy starch-enriched noodles, a clear beef-based broth, kimchi, sliced...
- Wanko SobaIwate
Wanko soba is an Iwate dining tradition in which an attendant repeatedly adds bite-size portions of soba to a guest's small bowl. It is especially...