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The best local dishes of Niigata

The top 3 according to 33 votes from people: Hegi soba · Sasa dango · Noppei-jiru. (Updated Dec 19, 2023.)

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

curry_hiroshima · · 15 items · 33 votes · 1 comment

Automatically translated (original in 日本語). See the original

Top 15

  1. 1

    Hegi soba

    Soba bound with seaweed, served on a hegi tray.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 0

    3
  2. 2

    Sasa dango

    Mugwort dumplings wrapped in bamboo leaves.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 0

    3
  3. 3

    Noppei-jiru

    Simmered taro and vegetables.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 0

    3
  4. 4

    Wappa-meshi

    Rice steamed in a bentwood box.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  5. 5

    Yakizuke salmon

    Grilled salmon marinated in soy.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  6. 6

    Kensa-yaki

    Grilled rice ball with miso.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  7. 7

    Kujira-jiru

    Whale blubber soup.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  8. 8

    Sankaku chimaki

    Triangular bamboo-leaf rice dumplings.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  9. 9

    Hizu namasu

    Vinegared salmon head cartilage.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  10. 10

    Ego-neri

    Set egonori seaweed.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  11. 11

    Imogara-ni

    Simmered taro stems.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 1

    1
  12. 12

    Gojiru

    Ground soybean soup.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  13. 13

    Sasa-zushi

    Sushi on bamboo leaves.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 1

    0
  14. 14

    Miyuki-jiru

    Soup of the snow country.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 2

    -1
  15. 15

    Banya-jiru

    Fishermen's miso soup.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 1

    -1

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山本 奈緒 · 日本語

へぎそばとのっぺい汁、新潟の味ですね。笹団子はお土産の定番。

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