A famous local dish using crucian carp is "funankogui.

流传地区

Kashima City, all areas

主要食材

crucian carp

Oroshi-namasu," "kakiage," or "nutaage," a dish made by dressing seafood with radish or wakame seaweed, is found all over Japan.

流传地区

All over the prefecture

主要食材

Squid, vegetables

At such times, a vinegared taro called "Niimoji" or "Niimoji no Vinegared Food" is very useful.

流传地区

All over the prefecture

主要食材

mizuimo (sweet potato)

Dabu" is a local dish made with chicken and seasonal vegetables, and has been handed down from Saga Prefecture to Fukuoka Prefecture.

流传地区

Hamatama Town, Karatsu City

主要食材

Vegetables

Ochagai" or "Ochagayu" is rice cooked with tea.

流传地区

Saga City, Ogi City, Kanzaki City

主要食材

Rice

Facing the Ariake Sea, Shiraishi Town boasts a rich natural landscape of mountains, plains, sea, and rivers.

流传地区

Shiraishi Town

主要食材

Rice

“Noppejiru” is a soup that has been passed down through families in Saga Prefecture, and is sometimes called “Noppeijiru” or “Nuppeijiru.”

流传地区

Entire prefecture

主要食材

Fried tofu, vegetables

The spectacle, known as “Imari Ton-ten-ton” begins at the sounding of the drum, and chestnut rice and nigomi are crucial Kunchi cuisine for the event.

流传地区

Saga prefecture, all regions

主要食材

Vegetables, chicken

Among the many regional dishes of Saga Prefecture, the standard is gameni chicken stew. The stew is called "chikuzenni chicken stew" nationwide.

流传地区

Throughout the prefecture

主要食材

Vegetables, chicken

“Mutsugoro no Kabayaki (broiled mutsugoro)” is a famous and delicious local cuisine, made by first lightly grilling the fish while still alive, and then cooked to a sweet and savory taste.

流传地区

Ariake Sea coastal region

主要食材

Mutsugoro(Mudskipper)

”Yudedago” is a corrupted form of the term “yudedango” and refers to sweets made from wheat flour and brown sugar. It is sometimes called “flat dago.”

流传地区

The entire prefecture

主要食材

Wheat flour and brown sugar

Since then, a village festival called "Oyogoshi Matsuri" is held on February 19th to commemorate the village predecessors who had suffered from the disaster.

流传地区

The whole prefecture

主要食材

Tofu, vegetables

Both "flat dago" and "dagojiru", local dishes of Saga Prefecture, are made with "dago".

流传地区

The entire prefecture

主要食材

Vegetables and wheat flour

Tofu made throughout Japan is formed by adding bittern to soy milk, but “Go Dofu", which is mainly from the town of Arita Town in Saga Prefecture, is characterized by the addition of kudzu, starch…

流传地区

Arita Town

主要食材

Soy milk, Kudzu or Starch

The festival begins around 23時30分 on New Year's Eve and continues until around 02時00分 on New Year's Day, when "Yuki no Tsuyu," a local dish, is served.

流传地区

Arita Town

主要食材

Daikon radish

The Ariake Sea, which has Japan's highest tidal range and vast mud flats, is home to a variety of unique fish and shellfish, including “Mutsugoro", “Mekaja", “Sea mushrooms", and “Wrasses".

流传地区

Ariake Sea Coastline

主要食材

Kuchizoko(=Sole fish)

“Kuri Okowa”, also known as “Kuri Kowai” and “Kowai”, is a traditional dish of Saga prefecture and served at local festivals and celebrations at home.

流传地区

All of Saga Prefecture

主要食材

Glutinous rice, chestnuts, Azuki beans(=Red beans)

Dried persimmons can be eaten as is,They can also be eaten for cooking, such as to make “Hoshigaki Namasu”.

流传地区

Matsuume Area of Yamato-cho, Saga City

主要食材

Dried persimmon, daikon radish

Saga Prefecture, which is blessed with the Ariake Sea and Genkai Sea, has many regional dishes that benefit from the abundance of seafood.

流传地区

All of Saga Prefecture

主要食材

Crab, Rice

The mantis shrimp, a crustacean that resembles a shrimp, is found throughout Japan from Hokkaido to Okinawa.

流传地区

Ariake Sea Area

主要食材

Mantis shrimp

When it comes to rare fish in the Ariake Sea, the mudskipper (known as "Mutsugorou") is famous, but alongside it is the Warasubo, which is exclusive to the Ariake Sea in Japan.

流传地区

Ariake Region

主要食材

Warasubo

The Karatsu Kunchi, which includes the "Hikiyama-Gyouji", 'Yama, Hoko, and Yatai' events, has been registered as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.

流传地区

Karatsu City

主要食材

Ara (saw-edged perch)

In Saga Prefecture, known for its thriving rice cultivation, both short-grain rice and glutinous rice are widely grown, boasting some of the highest production volumes in the country.

流传地区

All of Saga prefecture

主要食材

Glutinous rice, Mugwort

The idea was to make it possible to eat old Okomoji even after they become old, and this dish is called "Okomoji no aburaitame".

流传地区

All of Saga Prefecture

主要食材

Takana

Cold somen noodles have long been eaten in Saga Prefecture.

流传地区

Kanzaki City

主要食材

Somen noodle