Regional food and famous sweets of Niigata
One of Japan's leading rice regions, with snow-country preservation techniques, seafood, soba, mochi, and refined sake culture.
Niigata is part of the Chubu region. This page lists the guides currently available in English.
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3 guides in English
- Hegi SobaNiigata
Hegi soba is a Niigata noodle tradition using funori seaweed as a binder, giving the buckwheat noodles a smooth surface, firm spring, and subtle...
- Myoko KanzuriNiigata
Kanzuri is a fermented Niigata condiment made from chili, yuzu, koji and salt.
- Sasa DangoNiigata
Sasa dango is a Niigata sweet made from chewy mugwort-flavored rice dough wrapped in bamboo leaves and tied before steaming. The most familiar version...