Regional food and famous sweets of Tochigi
Mountain ingredients, wheat-based dishes, yuba, and the lively dumpling culture of Utsunomiya characterize local dining.
Tochigi is part of the Kanto region. This page lists the guides currently available in English.
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4 guides in English
- Nikko YubaTochigi
Nikko yuba is the delicate skin lifted from heated soy milk and used in temple-influenced dishes around Nikko. Locally it is commonly written with the...
- Tochigi Chitake SobaTochigi
Chitake soba serves buckwheat noodles in a fragrant broth made with chitake mushrooms, often cooked with eggplant.
- Tochigi ShimotsukareTochigi
Shimotsukare cooks salmon head, roasted soybeans, grated daikon and carrot with sake lees.
- Utsunomiya GyozaTochigi
Utsunomiya is one of Japan's best-known gyoza cities, with specialist shops serving pan-fried, boiled, deep-fried, and soup dumplings. Many versions...