by Chihiro In the village of Karyogo, in Nahari town–which prospered in Taisho and Showa periods from ocean Tuna fishery–is … More
Tag: Local Cuisine
Traditional foods & food sources
Kochi’s Sweeties Grown with Love
by Asami At the lively Sunday market in Kochi, people look for fresh fruits and vegetables for cooking for supper. … More
Ice Crin? Ice Cream? What’s the difference?
by Machi For Kochi’s summer, ice crin is nessesary. Everyone thinks ice crin is Kochi’s original food,but actually it isn’t. … More
Jizake in Kochi
by Rei It was a heavy rainy day when I visited the sake factory in my home town of Kure. … More
Skipjack Tuna
Skipjack tuna is the English name. Japanese name is katuo. And scientific name is Katsuwonus pelamis. And there are seasonal … More
Fancy groceries: Mastsutake
Matsutake is an edible mushroom of the highest order. However, the smell is peculiar, so Matsutake is often disliked in … More
Shiitake mushrooms
Shiitake (Lentinus edodes) classified Hiratake department and Matsuouzi genus. There are three species Donko, Kouko and Kousin. Shitake is so … More
Spotted Mackerel
The spotted mackerel‘s total length is 50cm. It is a sea fish. The body is a long and slender spindle … More
Wild boar
Wild boar is classified as Vertebrata Mammalia Artiodactyla Suidae Sus Scrofa. And they are one of popular mammals in Japan. … More
Tuna
Tuna is Actinopterygiirope-Percifoemes-Scombridae-Thunnus and is a generic classification for one type of bony fish. Tunnus is “tuna”, in Latin. Today … More
