The name "nishime" comes from the way it is cooked, which is to simmer it slowly so that no liquid remains.

流传地区

All over Miyazaki Prefecture

主要食材

Shiitake mushrooms, taro, bamboo shoots, konnyaku, deep-fried tofu, dried radish, kombu (kelp)

Chicken Nanban" is known to have originated in Nobeoka City. It is said that it was first prepared as a bribe dish at a Western-style restaurant in Nobeoka City in the 1950s.

流传地区

All over the prefecture

主要食材

Chicken meat (meat of the breast)

Fish sushi" is a type of zushi made with mackerel or horse mackerel, and is commonly called "saba-zushi" or "aji-zushi".

流传地区

Northern Miyazaki Prefecture (coastal area)

主要食材

Horse mackerel, vinegar

Nobeoka City, located in the northeastern part of Miyazaki Prefecture and facing the Sea of Hyuga to the east with five rivers flowing through it, is rich in nature and has a popular snack called…

流传地区

Northern part of the prefecture (coastal area)

主要食材

yawami, wheat flour, bean jam, mugwort

small fish, 5-15 cm in length, caught off the coast of Nobeoka City in the Hyuga Sea at a depth of around 300 m. They are called "mehikari" because of their large, sparkling blue eyes.

流传地区

Northern part of the prefecture (coastal area), Nobeoka City

主要食材

Chlorophthalmus borealis

On the night of New Year's Eve, the family gathers together to enjoy a lavish meal served on a high table tray to welcome the New Year. It is the time when 'Toshi-tori Zen' is eaten.

流传地区

In the northern and central regions, etc.

主要食材

Fish such as sea bream and salt sardines, kelp, daikon radish, carrots, tofu, shiitake mushrooms.

One is the tofu dish "nadofu."

流传地区

Northern part of prefecture (mountainous area)

主要食材

Soybeans, magnesium chloride, fragrant vegetables

Kappodori is a dish that uses kappo (bamboo) as a bowl and has been eaten since ancient times in Takachiho, where bamboo is abundant.

流传地区

Northern region of the prefecture (mountainous area)

主要食材

Local chicken, shiitake mushrooms, carrots, burdock, and kuretake

“Somage” is a term rooted in “soma” (buckwheat) and “ge” (porridge).

流传地区

Northern part of the prefecture (mountainous region)

主要食材

Buckwheat flour, radish, carrot, green onion

The dish known as "zushi" refers to a type of rice porridge.

流传地区

Northern Miyazaki Prefecture (Mountainous Region)

主要食材

Hie (Foxtail millet), Wild Boar Meat

A long time ago in this region, "tokibimeshi (rice with Corn)" was a staple food item that played a central role with boiled barley and rice.

流传地区

The northern region of the prefecture (the mountainous region)

主要食材

Corn, rice

"Hiyajiru(cold soup)" is a local delicacy of the plains in Miyazaki Prefecture.

流传地区

Central region

主要食材

dried sardines, tofu, cucumbers, eggplant, barley rice, green perilla, Japanese ginger

Containing sengiri daikon, roasted soybeans, carrots, squid, konbu, etc., it is a healthy food that is full of ingredients that are good for your body.

流传地区

Central area of prefecture

主要食材

Sengiri daikon, Carrots, Squid

"Nuta-Imo" is a local dish using satoimo(=Japanese taro) that has been commonly eaten since long ago. It is rarely found on menus at restaurants, but it is sometimes served as an appetizer.

流传地区

Central Region of Prefecture

主要食材

Satoimo(=Japanese taro), Sugar, Miso

"Ocha no ha tempura (=Green tea leaf tempura)" is a local dish eaten when freshly harvested green tea leaves are ready.

流传地区

Hyuga City, Miyakonojo City, Kushima City, Kawanami-cho, Takachiho-cho, Gokase-cho, etc.

主要食材

Green tea leaves

"Zabu-Jiru" is said to have gotten its name from the fact that various ingredients, mainly root vegetables, are boiled "zabu-zabu".

流传地区

East-Central part of the Prefecture

主要食材

Carrot, Gobou(=Burdock), potato, Daikon radish, pumpkin

“Tori Meshi” is a rice seasoned and cooked with vegetables and chicken meat and has been a popular recipe for years, particularly as a farmer’s dish.

流传地区

All of Miyazaki Prefecture, Shintomi-cho

主要食材

Chicken meat, rice, carrots, gobou (=burdock), shiitake mushrooms

With its elegant sweetness and firmness, this pumpkin is perfect for dishes such as “Hyuuga Kurokawa Kabocha No Nimono”. The skin looks rough but can be eaten as well.

流传地区

Miyazaki City

主要食材

Pumpkin

“Renkonno suri nagashi jiru / renkonno gori gori jiru” is made by grating lotus roots and placing them in a soup flavored with “dashi” (=Japanese soup stock) and miso.

流传地区

Central Regions

主要食材

Lotus root, Fried bean curd, Green onions, Miso, Yuzu peel

“Gane” is a traditional dish from Minamikyushu of Kagoshima prefecture and Miyakonojo city of Miyazaki prefecture. “Gane” means crab in the local dialect.

流传地区

Central Regions

主要食材

Sweet potato, Gobou(=Burdock root), Carrot, Wheat flour

“Iriko mochi” literally means rice cake made from parched rice flour. The dish has been handed down in the Satsuma domain since the Edo period.

流传地区

All of Miyazaki Prefecture

主要食材

Glutinous rice, Short-grain rice

“Jidori no miso koro bakashi” is a traditional homemade dish and the words “koro bakashi” means to boil and roll the chicken meat in a pot in the local dialect of the western part of the prefecture.

流传地区

Kobayashi City (Western Part of the Prefecture)

主要食材

Locally raised chicken meat, Miso

"Suno shui" is a hot vinegar soup made with grated daikon radish and sardines simmered in vinegar and soy sauce. In Japanese, "shui" means soup.

流传地区

Western areas of Miyazaki prefecture

主要食材

Sardine, Vinegar

"Seri" (Japanese parsley) is a perennial herb of the parsley family that grows wild in the mountains and fields throughout Japan.

流传地区

All of Miyazaki prefecture

主要食材

"Seri" (Japanese parsley), Salt, Tofu, Sesame seeds, Sugar, Miso

"Nanatoko zushi" is a traditional dish from the Miyakonojo region dating back to the Satsuma Domain when the Shimazu clan was in rule.

流传地区

Miyakonojo City, Miyazaki City, Nichinan Town, Takachiho Town, Nobeoka City, Hyuga City

主要食材

Rice, Rice cake, Carrot, Gobou (=burdock Root), Satoimo (=Japanese taro), Napa cabbage, Dried shiitake mushroom, Fried thin tofu, Soybean sprouts, Seri (=Japanese parsley)

"Meno mochi kazari" is a traditional event taking place in the southern Kyushu area on Little New Year.

流传地区

Nishimorokata district (Takaharu town and Kobayashi city) and Shiiba village

主要食材

Glutinous rice

"Obiten" is a local dish from the Obi area of Nichinan City, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. It is a type of fish paste product classified as fried "Kamaboko(=Fish cake)."

流传地区

Obi District

主要食材

Iwashi (sardine), Aji (horse mackerel), Shiira (mahi-mahi), Saba (mackerel), Tobiuo (flying fish), Sawara (Japanese spanish mackerel), Firm tofu, Ginger

"Kanimaki-jiru" is a local dish of Kitago Town in southern Miyazaki Prefecture, using Yamataro-gani (officially called Mokuzu-gani in Kitago Town, a member of the Shanghai crab family), which are…

流传地区

Kitago Town, Nichinan City, Kitago and Sakatani areas

主要食材

Yamataro-gani, Miso

In Miyazaki Prefecture, sweet potatoes are called "Kansho", and "Nerikuri" made from sweet potatoes is eaten mainly in the vicinity of Miyakonojo City.

流传地区

Miyakonojo City

主要食材

Sweet potato, Mochi, Sugar, Kinako (Roasted soybean flour)

Tsuwabuki is native to Japan and grows wild south of Fukushima and Ishikawa prefectures in Honshu, but has long been used as a food mainly in Kyushu and some other regions.

流传地区

Miyazaki City, Miyakonojo City, Nichinan City

主要食材

Tsuwabuki, carrot, fried thin tofu