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September itinerary in Japan Day 7 (Hokkaido Day 2 Meal edition)

September itinerary in Japan Day 7 (Hokkaido Day 2 Meal edition) (Saturday, October 2)   Table of contents Breakfast Lunch Dinner izakaya “Uodoraku” “Itadakimasu.”   Breakfast As planned in the itinerary, I ate “Uni-Ikura-don (sea urchin salmon roe bowl)” at “Kikuyo Shokudo” in Hakodate Morning Market. It is Hokkaido’s “Local dishes loved by the nation” announced by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. https://edokagura.com/en/local-cuisine/327/ https://edokagura.com/en/local-cuisine/516/ Besides “Uni-Ikura-don (sea urchin salmon roe bowl)”, I also ate live Japanese flying squid sashimi. Squid is famous for Hakodate Morning Market. It was in season for Japanese flying squid, so I felt it was even more delicious. In particular, the liver of squid, which can only be eaten with live squid, is the most delicious, and I would like everyone to eat it. In Hakodate, there was a cute squid on the mailbox. https://www.maff.go.jp/j/nousin/kouryu/kyodo_ryouri/attach/pdf/190131-6.pdf http://hakodate-kikuyo.com/ https://www.uu-hokkaido.com/corporate/hakodate-asaichi.shtml   Lunch Umi-no-eki (Sea Station)  Plat Minato Ichiba (Market) (30 minutes walk from Tomakomai station, bicycle rental is recommended) As planned, I had lunch at “Kaisen (Seafood) Minato Shokudo”. I entered the store after 11 o’clock, but it was already almost full with customers. When I finished eating after 11:30 and went out of the store, there was aread moreSeptember itinerary in Japan Day 7 (Hokkaido Day 2 Meal edition)

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Hokkaido’s local cuisine recommended in July

Hokkaido’s local cuisine recommended in July   Table of contents Introduction Jingisukan Uni-ikura-don   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 theread moreHokkaido’s local cuisine recommended in July