Taste Index

Local Food Representing the Aizu Area Kozuyu Nishin no Sansho Zuke (Dried herring pickled in malt vinegar with pepper plants) Kozuyu is a dish representative of one of the many local dishes of Aizu. This soup is a mix of products from the land and sea such as: scallop ligaments, taro, shirataki, and dried mushrooms. People never fail to prepare this soup for celebrations and festivals. Nishin no Sansho Zuke is one of the many local dishes of Aizu. It is made of dried herring which has been pickled in pepper plants, soy sauce, and sake and is a unique dish found only in Aizu. Dengaku (Bean curd baked and coated with miso(soy paste)) Japanese Soba Dengaku is one of the local dishes of the Aizu region. It’s made of fried bean curd, mochi (rice cakes), taro, and herring which have been skewered on sticks of bamboo, topped with a special miso sauce, and grilled over an open charcoal fire. Aizu is famous for its soba production throughout Japan because of the high quality of its locally made buckwheat flour. There are many places in Aizu where you can experience making soba. There are many places in Aizu where you can experience making soba firsthand. Ramen Sauce Katsu-don A special quality of Aizu area ramen is its thick, curly noodles served in soy sauce-flavored soup. Another local ramen, the type made in Kitakata, is nationally recognized as one of the three best kinds of ramen in all of Japan, along with Sapporo and Hakata Ramen. Katsu is breaded meat which has been deep fried. This meat, cooked in sauce and served with shredded cabbage on rice, is a specialty dish of Aizu. (If you click following list of names, it jumps to the area location page.) Aizu Wakamatsu City ・Local Dishes・ Nishin Yashiki Ohta (you can enjoy the local dishes in Aizu) Shibukawa Donya (You can enjoy traditional local dishes) ・Dengaku (Bean curd baked and coated with miso(soy paste))・ Ohide Chaya (Dengaku: shop dating back centuries) Mitsutaya (you can enjoy simple miso dengaku) ・Soba, Ramen・ Kamishiroya (Traditional Japanese-style soba) Medetaiya (Popular ramen shop crowded with local people) ・Sauce Katsu-don・ Shirokujaku (This shop is famous for serving large portions of katsu-don where the meat is too large to fit in the bowl) ・Other Places・ Tsurugajo Kaikan (Here you can buy souvenirs and have meals) Budoya (Traditional western-style stew dishes) Fukushima Prefectural Museum (There is a cafe in the museum) Torazo (You can buy souvenirs and have meals and coffee or tea) Oyakuen Garden (You can have herbal meals, powder tea and medicinal tea) Kokin (You can buy souvenirs and have meals and coffee or tea) Shinmei Street (This is a street lined with stores where you can eat or shop.) Kaishuichikura (Inside you’ll find a cafe, a sake and specialty goods store, and a gallery.) Kyo (This cafeteria uses a chic storehouse) Aizu Original Product Hall (You can have a local sake shot) Eki Cafe (This is a market selling local products from Aizu Area as well as a cafeteria) Kitakata City ・Ramen, Soba・ Kitakata Ramen (There are over 100 ramen shops.) Yamato Soba (This soba is made from 100% buckwheat powder and has a smooth texture) ・Other Places・ Kuramise (You can have light meals and enjoy the art gallery) Michi-no-Eki Kita-no-Sato (This place has a restaurant, a market selling local items, and hot spring facility) Inawashiro-machi ・Soba・ Iwahashi-kan (You can eat hand-made soba at this drive-in) Shioyagura (This shop sells traditional crafts and serves hand-made soba) Kitashiobara-mura ・Other Places・ Michi no Eki Ura-Bandai (There is a restaurant, a specialty product market and an information corner for traffic and tourism) Bandai-machi, Aizu Wakamatsu City Kawahigashi Region ・Soba・ Kowashimizu (You can have hand-made soba using the famously pure local water and try specialty manju tempura) ・Other Places・ Nisshinkan Aizu Clan School (Dining room and accommodation facilities are available for classes where you learn hands-on) Aizu Mura Park (You can have a bite to eat and buy gifts) Michi-no-eki Bandai (Inside there is a restaurant and convenience store.) Baden Baden (This shop serves cakes and western style food) Kitakata City Shiokawa Region, Yugawa-mura, Aizu Wakamatsu City Kita Aizu Region ・Other Places・ Cat Fish dish (Catfish ramen and catfish sushi) Maruichi (You can have Cat Fish Course Dish) Aizu Misato-machi ・Soba, Ramen・ Hanaohgi (Here you can enjoy handmade soba and seasonal vegetable tempura) ・Other Places・ Kama No Misato Iwatate (This tofu shop is popular among local people) Tamaki Tofu Shop (You can have “kama-meshi”and other dishes made from locally grown produce.) Shimogo-machi ・Soba・ Shimogo Local Product Market (Hand made soba and udon) Sarugaku Soba Restaurant) (This restaurant serves soba made with buckwheat from Sarugaku Table Land