Regional food and famous sweets of Shizuoka
Suruga Bay seafood, tea-growing country, wasabi, and dishes tied to the old Tokaido route define a varied food culture.
Shizuoka is part of the Chubu region. This page lists the guides currently available in English.
13 guides in English
- Cocco: Shizuoka Steamed Egg Cake with Milk Cream
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- Fujinomiya Yakisoba: Chewy Steamed Noodles, Nikukasu and Fish Powder
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- Hamamatsu Ageshio Cookies
Ageshio is Marutaya's small craggy cookie combining cornflakes, raisins, walnuts, and orange peel. It is baked, not deep-fried, and the maker does not...
- Hamamatsu Gyoza: Vegetable-Rich Pan-Fried Dumplings
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- Hamamatsu Suppon Cuisine
Suppon cuisine is a family of dishes using Japanese soft-shell turtle: hot pot, clear soup, fried pieces, aspic and rice porridge. Around Lake Hamana...
- Hamamatsu Unagi Kabayaki: Kanto and Kansai Styles
Unagi kabayaki is split eel grilled on skewers while repeatedly glazed with a sweet-savory sauce of soy, mirin and sugar. The charred aroma, eel fat...
- Hamamatsu Unagi Pie by Shunkado
Unagi Pie is Shunkado's long, layered sweet pastry, launched in Hamamatsu in 1961. Butter-rich dough is seasoned with eel extract and other flavoring...
- Mariko Tororo-jiru
Mariko tororo-jiru is a specialty of the old Mariko post town in Shizuoka. Strongly viscous jinenjo wild yam is grated and gradually loosened with...
- Shizuoka Abekawa Mochi
Abekawa mochi is a Shizuoka sweet of soft mochi coated in sweetened roasted soybean flour. Many modern shops serve or pack kinako mochi together with...
- Shizuoka Kuro Hanpen
Kuro hanpen is a thin, half-moon fish cake associated with Yaizu and central Shizuoka. Mackerel, sardine, and similar fish are ground with skin and...
- Shizuoka Oden: Black Broth and Kuro Hanpen
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- Shizuoka Wasabi-zuke
Wasabi-zuke combines salted, finely chopped wasabi stems and roots with sake lees. Sweet fermented aroma and creamy lees give way to the plant's sharp...
- Suruga Bay Sakura Shrimp Kakiage
Sakura shrimp kakiage gathers dozens of tiny Suruga Bay shrimp in a thin, crisp fritter. Their shells provide aroma and a delicate crunch, while the...
