Tohoku Street Food

7 dishes in Japan

7 street foods from Tohoku, Japan: Gyutan, Zunda Mochi, Wanko Soba, Kiritanpo Nabe and Morioka Reimen and more. Each one has its own page with the story behind it and what to look for.

Street foods of Tohoku

Sendai Postwar Original · Grilled Beef Tongue Gyutan (Grilled Beef Tongue) It exists because of postwar meat shortages — a Sendai restaurant owner started grilling beef tongue and oxtail, cuts American occupation forces… Thick slices of salted beef tongue are grilled over charcoal until charred at the edges and tender inside, served alongside a bowl of barley rice, oxtail soup and pickles. Sendai Sweet · Mashed Edamame Rice Cake Zunda Mochi Zunda has moved well beyond mochi: Sendai now sells zunda milkshakes, and the green paste turns up in ice cream and cakes at the city's station. Young soybeans (edamame) are boiled, shelled and mashed into a sweet, bright green paste, then spread thick over soft pounded rice cakes. Morioka Ritual · Endless Refill Soba Wanko Soba Servers keep dropping fresh bite-sized bowls of noodles into your bowl the instant you finish one — the only way to make them stop is to slam the… Buckwheat soba noodles are served in small individual bowls, one mouthful at a time, with servers continuously refilling an eater's bowl until they physically cover it with the lid to… Akita Hunter's Pot · Pounded Rice Skewers Kiritanpo Nabe The rice isn't served as-is — it's pounded into a paste, molded around a cedar skewer and toasted over an open fire before it ever touches the hot… Cooked rice is pounded until half-mashed, formed into cylinders around cedar skewers and lightly toasted, then sliced into chunks and simmered in a hot pot with local free-range chicken… Morioka Fusion · Cold Noodles With a Korean Root Morioka Reimen Shops let diners set the heat by how much kimchi goes in, from 'betsu-kara', with the kimchi served on the side, up to extra hot. Chewy wheat-and-starch noodles are served in a cold, tangy beef-and-chicken broth with kimchi, sliced beef, cucumber and half a hard-boiled egg, often finished with a wedge of watermelon… 🍢 Yamagata Skewers · Before the Climb Tama Konnyaku (Konjac Ball Skewers) At Yamadera temple it is sold as chikara konnyaku, power konnyaku, to eat before climbing the 1,015 steps to the main hall. Balls of konnyaku about 3 cm across are simmered in soy-based broth, skewered like dango and eaten hot with karashi mustard, sold at stalls around Yamadera, tourist spots and events across… Yamagata Snack · Rolled on Chopsticks Dondon-yaki The thin pancake is rolled around disposable chopsticks, so it comes with its own handle. Flour batter is spread thin on a griddle, topped with fish sausage, nori and aonori, rolled onto chopsticks and brushed with sauce; sold at street stalls, shop counters and festivals in…

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