Hokkaido’s local cuisine recommended in July
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Introduction
If you go on a trip to Hokkaido, Nagasaki, and Miyagi in search of the season for seafood in July, it may be the real pleasure of your trip to enjoy the local dishes that you can eat at that time.
Among the local dishes introduced in the “100 selections of local dishes” selected by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, we would like to introduce the dishes that can be eaten in July.
Jingisukan
First of all, in Hokkaido, the selected local dishes are “Jingisukan”, “Ishikari-nabe”, and “Chanchan-yaki”. In July, you can eat “Jingisukan”(Mutton masterpiece, barbecue of mutton) which can be eaten all year round. It’s great to eat “Jingisukan” with beer. “Chanchan-yaki” is often eaten in autumn, and “Ishikari-nabe” is often eaten in autumn and winter.
https://www.maff.go.jp/j/nousin/kouryu/kyodo_ryouri/attach/pdf/190131-1.pdf
Uni-ikura-don
In addition to local dishes, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries also announces “Local dishes loved by nation”. In Hokkaido, “Uni-ikura-don”( sea urchin salmon roe bowl) and “soup curry” are listed.
The sea urchin season is exactly July, so it is a perfect match for local popular dishes. However, since the best season for raw salmon roe is from September to November, I think that the salmon roe and salmon roe bowl in July are often frozen.
The most delicious time for sea urchins is July, but sea urchins are fished all over Hokkaido throughout the year except September-November, and you can eat them. In other words, sea urchin and salmon roe will not be covered in season. Even with “sea urchin and salmon roe bowl”, if you like sea urchin, you should travel to Hokkaido in July, and if you like salmon roe, you should travel to Hokkaido in September-November.
On the other hand, you can of course eat “soup curry” all year round.
https://www.maff.go.jp/j/nousin/kouryu/kyodo_ryouri/attach/pdf/190131-6.pdf
