Fukushima Prefecture

Update at: 1/26/12

Hometown dishes

A local Fukushima Prefecture cuisine has a very unique taste depends on the climate, geography and characteristics of the region and its ethnic differences. The recipes of  Hometown taste they use, have been passed down from generation to generation within a region.

I picked up some of seasonally dishes that originally made in Fukushima prefecture as a traditional cuisine.

 

■  Anpo Japanese persimmon (semi-dried persimmon)

 

Anpo-persimmons are richly cultivated in the Date city, Fukushima prefecture and it` s a famous in Japan. Originally, this area (Date city) had been known as one of the best seri-cultural centers in Japan since the end of the Tokugawa period.

It was the famous for silkworms and value of silkworm egg sheet production throughout Japan.

 

Since the sericulture has declined in Taisho period, it has been changed into a new agriculture industry. As a result of this agriculture industry, the “Anpo-persimmon” was cultivated first time and the cultivation has increased till today.

Main raw materials are used the astringent persimmon fruits such as Hachiya and Hiratanenashi persimmons. Persimmons are avialable from November through to February and it is the best time for shipment.

           

Anpo-persimmon is one of the dried fruits but it is a little different than completely dried fruits. The characteristic of this semi-dried persimmon is soft-ripe and a luscious mild sweetness. A persimmon you can just eat and it can also be mixed with other fruits to create a fruit salad. There are many ways how to eat persimmons.

 

■ Cuttlefish with carrot

 

It is a simple home dish made from carrot and dried squid in thin strips.

In the early days, people eat it only in the colder season and it was like a winter seasonal food. But now, people eat it as common home dish during all seasons of the year.

Every family has its own way to make favorite taste and it became a very popular dish in local food like a salad or Japanese pickled vegetables.

 

 

■ Usukawa-manju ( A traditional Japanese sweet bun)

 

In 1852, Traditional Japanese Confectionery for Usukawa-manju opened at Koriyama city, Fukushima prefecture. Usukawa-manju has been produced for over 150 years and it is the most famous traditional sweet bun throughout Japan.

It used Azuki bean paste and richly wrapped by moist thin dough using brown sugar. Comparing with other sweet buns it has much bean paste inside of it.

It is the one of favorite sweet thing for people who loved sweet buns.


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