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Obihiro Butadon

Obihiro Butadon

The Obihiro butadon is a famous local dish in the region of Tokachi in Hokkaido. Every butadon in the nation of Japan looks up to the butadon in Obihiro because that's where it was originated from. In this version of the butadon the slices of pork are marinated in a sweet sauce and grilled to perfection. You order according to how many slices of pork you want in your bowl of rice (usually the slices of pork you can order and written on the menu). Some shops like to decorate their pork slices with green peas while others chooses not to. I believe that the butadon tastes amazing with or without the peas on top of the sliced pork. Although there are very limited slices of pork on the bowl of rice the sauce helps out a lot in devouring the left over white rice. If you are open in trying new food and have a sweet tooth then I will definitely recommend this dish for you.

Obihiro butadon I had near Obihiro station.

Obihiro butadon I had near Obihiro station.

Posted by Ohana_Matsumae 01:09 Archived in Japan Tagged waterfalls sunsets_and_sunrises lakes skylines trees sky snow trains tokyo umeda winter water tea green white asia yakiniku hokkaido tram vegetables uni tuna tohoku squid ice_cream lemon sushi udon pork tongue tofu uwajima spicy matsushima worcester takayama veggies takamatsu soba unga thin tender takoyaki sukiyaki tennoji tsuzumimon hina goya toruko_rice toruko tempura soup_curry snow_festival yukimatsuri tako maguro ika ika_somen somen kinchaku yakisoba aizu_wakamatsu mapo mapo_tofu mapodofu honezuki_dori tsutenkaku yamaguchi shimonoseki miyamoto tamagoyaki tamago spring_onions kiritanpo sanuki small_intestine yaki ikayaki tonpeiyaki tenshinhan honshu hokuriku wakkanai obihiro tokachi yakibuta_tamago_meshi tai-meshi agetai_burger tonpei_yaki butadon Comments (0)

Ika-somen

Squid somen

Ika-somen is a dish that is most famous in Hakodate, Hokkaido. The word somen is referred to a common type of noodles in Japanese cuisine made of wheat flour and Ika means squid. So if transliterated correctly this dish means Squid noodles. However, there really isn't any noodles involved in this dish. All there is is thinly sliced raw squid, cut into the shape of noodles and served with soy sauce and grated ginger. There are other version of the dipping sauce which includes uni and soy sauce or just wasabi and soy sauce. This dish is a work of art, not only it looks gorgeous on the plate but tastes super fresh and chewy. If you are into raw meat then I would recommend trying this dish.

Ika somen

Ika somen

Posted by Ohana_Matsumae 16:53 Archived in Japan Tagged landscapes waterfalls sunsets_and_sunrises mountains churches people snow night planes trains food fish park hiking mountain drink ice snowboard romantic festival resort candy yakiniku hokkaido beef aquarium romance uni tuna otaru onsen squid ice_cream sushi gourmet powder noodles matsuri genghis ramen butter dolls spicy niseko melon hakodate soba unga jr soup_curry genghis_khan kaisen_don jigoku_ramen furano asahikawa hotate snow_festival yukimatsuri jigoku karamiso gengis ebi kaisen curry_ramen tako ikura ika ika_somen somen Comments (0)

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