Shingo’s Amazing Drinking Yogurt
ThevillageofShingoissaidtobethebirthplaceofdairyfarminginAomoriPrefecture.Dairyfarmingbeganintheprefectureasaprefectural…
Read OnThe Black Garlic of Oirase: World Famous
AomoriishometothehighestproductionofGarlicinallofJapan.Around70%ofJapan’sgarlicisproducedhere,andbesidesjustquantity,the…
Read OnHachinohe Senbei Soup: Hachinohe in a Bowl
HachinoheSenbeiSoupisalocalfoodwithahistoryofover200years.Itisasoupmadewithameatorfishstocktowhichvegetables,mushrooms,e…
Read OnIchigo-ni
Ichigo-niisaclassicAomoridish.Itsnamemeans“strawberrysoup”inJapanese,andalthoughitisindeedasoup,thedishsurpr…
Read OnNanbu Futonegi: The Prized Japanese Leeks of Nanbu
NanbuFutonegi isaJapaneseleekvarietyfromNanbuthatisprizedforitssweetnessofflavorandthicknessofstock.Itiswasregisteredasa…
Read OnTakko Town’s Garlic Steak & Rice
TheGarlicSteak&RiceofTakkoisthemust-eatdishtotrywhenvisitingthetown,ifnotwhenvisitingtheAomoriprefectureasawhole. It…
Read OnNanbu Hishizahshi
NanbuHishizashiisastyleofembroiderythatwasdevelopedintheEdoEra(17-19thcenturies)inthesouthernareaofAomori.Itisoneoftheth…
Read OnBaori: Gonohe’s Handmade Straw Hats
ThebaoriisawovenhatthatwasdevelopedbythepeopleofGonoheduringthelatterhalfoftheEdoera(17th-19thcentury).Thehatismadefroms…
Read OnThe Old-School Treats of Gonohe (Dagashi)
Dagashiareatypeofclassic-stylecandiesandtreatsfoundthroughoutJapan.Lesspretentiousandsomewouldsayevenmoredeliciousthanth…
Read OnThe Sake of Gonohe
ThebrewingseasonforGonohe’ssakestartswhentheharshcoldwinterdescendsuponsouthernAomori.Thebreweriesintownassembletheirraw…
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