Hokkaido, the northern island of Japan offers a wide variety of vegetables, seafood, and dairy products. From its fresh and surprisingly sweet seafood, to its hearty soup curry and nabe, to its fragrant and milky rich ice cream, Hokkaido food is quite unlike anywhere else in Japan. Thanks to the influence of Western farming techniques in the 1800s, Hokkaido food has developed its own unique culture that’s different from the rest of the country.
Taste the Best of Hokkaido Foods
Kaisen-don is a donburi, or bowl of hot rice, topped with fresh seafood and sashimi. Common toppings include fat salmon, juicy crab legs, shiny ikura (salmon caviar), sweet scallops, and creamy uni (sea urchin)--and if you think you don’t like uni, just wait until you try it in Hokkaido! Of course, this is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Hokkaido seafood.
Soup Curry In addition to curry ramen, Hokkaido’s soup curry has also gained great popularity. It’s a Japanese-style curry combined with a rich soup broth and served with rice. The soup is loaded with fresh herbs, spices, and large slices of vegetables, making it somewhat healthier than curry ramen. Many soup curry shops will even let you customize your soup, from the spice level to the vegetables and toppings.
Genghis Khan BBQ Unlike other parts of Japan, Hokkaido is a large consumer of mutton and lamb. One of Hokkaido’s most famous dishes is the whimsically named “Genghis Khan”, which consists of lamb and vegetables like kabocha pumpkin, cabbage, and bean sprouts cooked on a helmet-shaped grill and dipped in a special sauce. Some people say the name comes from Mongolian warriors who would grill meat on their helmets.
Ice Cream Hokkaido’s cold climate and expansive countryside make it ideal for dairy farming, and HokkHokkaidoaido is famous for its delicious milk, cream, and butter. This high-quality dairy is the secret to Hokkaido “soft cream”, or soft serve ice cream, which tends to have a milkier flavor than other ice creams due to the use of fragrant farm-fresh milk and rich, pure cream.
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