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What to eat while traveling to Kumamoto?
This page introduces a list of local foods (horse, beef, noodles, soup) that Japanese people want to eat when sightseeing in Kumamoto, Kyushu region.
Local foods that Japanese people want to eat?
I want you to know not only must-try foods for foreign tourists but also what Japanese people specifically want to eat when they sightsee in Kumamoto.
Some of the information may be the same and some may be different compared to information for foreign tourists. Hope you find something new.
Horse sashimi
- Read in Japanese: Basashi
- Original name: 馬刺し
- Category: Horse
Kumamoto is Japan’s largest producer of horse sashimi, which is raw horse meat dipped in a sweet soy sauce-based sauce and eaten with grated ginger and other ingredients.
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Akaushi beef bowl
- Read in Japanese: Akaushi don
- Original name: あか牛丼
- Category: Beef
Kumamoto produces the largest amount of akaushi, Japanese beef, in Japan. Akaushi don is a bowl of rice topped with slices of medium-rare grilled akaushi steak, and is a popular Kumamoto specialty.
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Kumamoto ramen
- Read in Japanese: Kumamoto ramen
- Original name: 熊本ラーメン
- Category: Noodles
Kumamoto ramen is characterized by a soup based on pork and chicken bones, with black garlic oil and fried garlic.
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Taipien
- Read in Japanese: Taipien
- Original name: タイピーエン
- Category: Noodles
It is a light soup with a lot of vegetables and glass noodles, and is popular in Kumamoto, where it is served in school lunches.
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Dago jiru
- Read in Japanese: Dago jiru
- Original name: だご汁
- Category: Soup
A traditional Kumamoto dish, it is a soy sauce or miso-based soup with dumplings kneaded from flour and torn by hand, and vegetables.
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For local foods (sweets, snacks) that Japanese people want to eat when sightseeing in Kumamoto, please see the following page.
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