Local cuisine of Hokkaido～北海道～

Have you ever eaten decoration cake of Sushi ??( ´艸｀)??

When we have a birthday party at home.

We ate both Sushi cake and Chocolate cake.

☆★Hokkaido is my hometown.★☆

The pride of my hometown is the beautiful night view, lots of nature, powder-snow and the delicious seafood.

Let me introduce local cuisine of Hokkaido today!!

Seafood

Tourists are attracted from all over the country to Hokkaido's rich variety of fresh fish and processed seafood.

This delicious bounty includes crab, scallops, sea urchins, salmon roe, salmon, herring, flounder, cod ,arabesque greenlings, squid, octopus, shrimp, abalone, surf clams and kelp.

Hervested from the northern seas, these seafood products have exquisite taste and flavor, and are rated among the best of their type.

The crab in partucular is exceptional.

Depending on the season and location, you can enjoy Queen crab, Horsehair crab, Red king crab or Blue king crab.

When in season, they are heavy for their size and rich in flavor whether boiled in brine or prepared as sashimi.

The sea urchins feed on kelp and the sashimi is so delicious you must try is at least once.

You will not find such rich and mellow sweetness anywhere but in Hokkaido.

Ishikari-nabe

Ishikari-nabe is typical dish of Hokkaido, making use of fresh salmon from head to tail. The name comes from the Ishikari-gawa River, famed for its salmon catch, and the same dish is known as tokachi-nabe in the obihiro area.

Chunks of salmon are stewed with vegetables, tofu and konnyaku(devil's tongue) in kelp stock flavored with miso.

Locally produced potatoes and cabbage add to the delicious flavor of this hearty dish, so you can indulge in the tastes of Hokkaido from both the sea and the land.

The origin of ishikari-nabe is a salmon and vegetable stew cooked by the Ainu people in the 17-18th centuries, with miso introduced with the arrival of Japanese people from south.

Genghis khan(Barbecued mutton)

The Genghis khan nabe(pot) is a special helmet-shaped pan made from cast iron.

It is also a dish in which thinly sliced mutton and vegetables (bean sprouts, cabbage and pumpkin) are basted and roasted.

Perhaps its name stems from being a favorite of Genghis Khan, founder of the Mongol Empire.

Or

Perhaps it stems from Mongolian soldiers roasting mutton in their warrior helmets. this dish

Whichever the case, this dish is renowned for its hearty taste and unique rustic flavor.

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So, love the people who treat you right and forget about the once who don't .

And believe that everything happens for reason.....

If you get a chance - take it;

If it change your life - let it ;

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Happy days!!