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Gifu Area
  • Ayu meshi (sweetfish and rice)
    Prepared by boiling whole grilled ayu with rice
  • Ayu nare zushi (sushi)
    The unique flavor of sweetfish and lightly cooked porridge can enhance one's appetite in the hot summer season
  • Ayu uruka (salted sweetfish)
    "Uruka" refers to salted and fermented internal organs of sweetfish, and is used as an appetizer for drinks or as a secret ingredient in dishes
  • Botan nabe (boar meat hot pot)
    It came to be called "botan" (peony) hot pot since boar meat pieces are arranged on a plate like a peony flower before being put into the pot
  • Imo dengaku (taro baked with miso paste)
    Whether it is sticky or fluffy, it goes extremely well with grilled, savory miso paste
  • Kaki namasu
    Dried persimmons are added to pickled daikon and carrot to make this dish, local to the Gifu, Seino, and Chuno regions
  • Kingyomeshi
    A traditional local dish that has long been enjoyed in the Unuma area of Kakamigahara City, Gifu Prefecture, where carrots are grown in great numbers
  • Misogi dango (dumpling)
    It is said that if you eat this dumpling, you will spend the remaining half year in good health, and it has been popular for many years
  • Myouga bochi (sweets)
    This simple local food is characterized by the flavor of myouga leaves permeating the mochi cake
  • Pickled aka datsu (pickles)
    "Datsu" refers to the stem of taro, while red datsu is "aka datsu"
  • Sengoku mame kakimawashi
    Kakimawashi is Gifu City's local dish that people make for relatives or other groups gathering together
Seino Area
  • Arame-maki rolls of crucian carp
    The Arame-maki rolls of crucian carp, which are rolls of crucian carp wrapped in arame (a kind of seaweed), is a dish still popular and much-loved in the community to this day
  • Botan nabe (boar meat hot pot)
    It came to be called "botan" (peony) hot pot since boar meat pieces are arranged on a plate like a peony flower before being put into the pot
  • Funa miso (fish cooked with miso)
    One of them is "funa miso" in which lightly grilled crucian carps are boiled with miso paste, sugar, soy beans and so on, which then serves as a preserved food in winter time
  • Grilled catfish
    Catfish is a white fish with tender and flavorful meat and lighter fat than eel
  • Kaki namasu
    Dried persimmons are added to pickled daikon and carrot to make this dish, local to the Gifu, Seino, and Chuno regions
  • Mizu manju (water sweet bun)
    The refreshing sight of them lined up in the water has become an Ogaki summer staple
  • Moroko sushi (cooked river fish sushi)
    Its finely bitter taste is unforgettable to those who experience it
Chuno Area
  • Ajime dojou (local fish) dishes
    "Ajime dojou" is usually simmered in soy sauce and sugar or grilled
  • Ayu meshi (sweetfish and rice)
    Prepared by boiling whole grilled ayu with rice
  • Ayu uruka (salted sweetfish)
    "Uruka" refers to salted and fermented internal organs of sweetfish, and is used as an appetizer for drinks or as a secret ingredient in dishes
  • Ayu zohsui (rice porridge with sweetfish)
    The unique flavor of sweetfish and lightly cooked porridge can enhance one's appetite in the hot summer season
  • Gujo pickled wasabi
    It is made by rubbing Japanese horseradish with salt, pouring boiling water over it, and pickling it thoroughly in a stock and soy sauce mixture or a sauce made of sake, soy, and vinegar
  • Hohba zushi (sushi)
    It was originally made as a portable food for farming and mountain work
  • Ikadabae
    It is a local cuisine of sweet stewed freshwater minnow in soy sauce, sugar, sweet sake, and ginger
  • Imo mochi (taro cake)
    This relish used to be used to add stickiness to rice with taro when sticky rice was still an expensive commodity
  • Jinenjo (Japanese yam) dishes
    Dishes using Japanese yam have long been favoured in mountainous regions as the taste of autumn in soups and deep fried cookings
  • Kaimochi ohagi (rice wrapped with sweet bean paste)
    This type of ohagi is made by roughly pounding boiled rice and taro together
  • Kaki namasu
    Dried persimmons are added to pickled daikon and carrot to make this dish, local to the Gifu, Seino, and Chuno regions
  • Keichan (chicken dish)
    The sauces were made from miso paste, soy sauce, or salty seasonings, and the meat was grilled with vegetables for a variety of chicken dishes
  • Kuri okowa (sticky rice with chestnut)
    Its aesthetic also entertains those who eat it with the rice colored by the beans and the vivid seasonal colors of the chestnut
  • Mitarashi dango (dumpling)
    The flavor of scorched soy sauce whets the appetite of tourists visiting the region
  • Motai Iburi-Dofu
    Because it lasts for a long time and is not bulky, it was a treasured food for crossing steep mountains
  • Namban-ni (boiled pepper)
    Namban-ni (boiled pepper), made from young leaves and fruits of red pepper boiled in soy sauce, sugar, etc., is a traditional home dish in this region
  • New Year’s Eve gozzo
    It is popular in the Chuno, Tono, and Hida regions as an indispensable dish during the year-end and New Year holiday season
  • Nezushi (fermented sushi)
    It is made by mixing ingredients such as trout, Japanese white radish, and carrots with rice and Koji (a preparation made by growing a kind of mold on boiled rice), then letting them sit for about half a month to ferment
  • Nishin Zushi(sushi)
    It is treasured as a staple food in snowy regions that makes up for the lack of animal protein during winter
  • Pickled aka datsu (pickles)
    "Datsu" refers to the stem of taro, while red datsu is "aka datsu"
  • Pickled vegetable misoni
    Our wise ancestors created this dish so that nothing went to waste during cold winters, when ingredients were scarce
  • Salt-grilled ayu (grilled sweetfish)
    Salt-grilled ayu is regarded as the king of ayu dishes
  • Tama (ball) miso
    It is made by steaming and crushing soybeans, rolling them, drying them, adding salt, rice malt, and water to them, and aging them for several years
  • Tochi mochi (horse chestnut rice cake)
    Tochi mochi is made by boiling tochi fruits and sticky rice together to allow the unique flavor of tochi to characterize the dish
  • Tsugi jiru (soup)
    Also called "kara (chilly) jiru", it is a rare soup dish cooked only in the Meiho area of Gujo city
  • Yubeshi (citron sweets)
    It is made by removing the inside of a Yuzu (citron), stuffing miso, walnut, sesame, etc. in it, steaming and drying it
Tono Area
  • Goheimochi (skewered sweet rice cakes served with soy sauce and miso)
    It is said that it originated when rice was crushed, wrapped around a piece of wood, grilled, and dipped in miso (soybean paste) to eat
  • Hebo (wasps) dishes
    In mountainous areas far away from the seas, hebo has been consumed as a precious supply of protein by sweetening and boiling it in soy sauce or cooking it with rice
  • Imo mochi (taro cake)
    This relish used to be used to add stickiness to rice with taro when sticky rice was still an expensive commodity
  • Jinenjo (Japanese yam) dishes
    Dishes using Japanese yam have long been favoured in mountainous regions as the taste of autumn in soups and deep fried cookings
  • Kanten (agar) dishes
    Agar making is popular in Yamaoka Town, Ena City, and takes advantage of the climate which has a large temperature difference between morning and evening
  • Karasumi (sweets)
    It has been used as an offering for the Dolls Festival and as an everyday sweet in the Tono Region
  • Kuri kinton (chesutnut sweets)
    Chestnut is steamed first and boiled with sugar and then shaped in the shape of a chestnut with a wrinkled tea napkin
  • Kuri okowa (sticky rice with chestnut)
    Its aesthetic also entertains those who eat it with the rice colored by the beans and the vivid seasonal colors of the chestnut
  • Mukago rice
    Mukago (a small fruit that forms at the base of a Japanese yam leaf) has a mild taste similar to that of yam, and can be eaten raw
  • Myoga Zushi(sushi)
    A traditional local dish of vinegared rice garnished with vinegar-pickled myoga ginger, butterbur, salmon and other ingredients, and then wrapped in myoga leaves
  • New Year’s Eve gozzo
    It is popular in the Chuno, Tono, and Hida regions as an indispensable dish during the year-end and New Year holiday season
  • Yamagobou miso zuke (miso-pickled root vegetable)
    "Yamagobou" refers to the roots of a thistle family plant, and is also called "kiku (chrysanthemum) gobou" since its cut end resembles a chrysanthemum flower
  • Yubeshi (citron sweets)
    It is made by removing the inside of a Yuzu (citron), stuffing miso, walnut, sesame, etc. in it, steaming and drying it
Hida Area