# The best local dishes of Niigata

Hegi soba, sasa dango, noppei-jiru and wappa-meshi: the local dishes of rice-rich Niigata.

- 33 votes · 15 items
- Dec 19, 2023 · curry_hiroshima
- https://even.best/en/l/2977/the-best-local-dishes-of-niigata

## Top 15

1. **Hegi soba** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Soba bound with seaweed, served on a hegi tray.
2. **Sasa dango** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Mugwort dumplings wrapped in bamboo leaves.
3. **Noppei-jiru** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Simmered taro and vegetables.
4. **Wappa-meshi** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Rice steamed in a bentwood box.
5. **Yakizuke salmon** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Grilled salmon marinated in soy.
6. **Kensa-yaki** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Grilled rice ball with miso.
7. **Kujira-jiru** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Whale blubber soup.
8. **Sankaku chimaki** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Triangular bamboo-leaf rice dumplings.
9. **Hizu namasu** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Vinegared salmon head cartilage.
10. **Ego-neri** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Set egonori seaweed.
11. **Imogara-ni** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — Simmered taro stems.
12. **Gojiru** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Ground soybean soup.
13. **Sasa-zushi** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Sushi on bamboo leaves.
14. **Miyuki-jiru** (-1 · ▲1 ▼2) — Soup of the snow country.
15. **Banya-jiru** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Fishermen's miso soup.

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