{"id":1749,"date":"2023-06-23T18:00:44","date_gmt":"2023-06-23T09:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goodie-foodie.com\/en\/?p=1749"},"modified":"2025-07-21T18:05:26","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T09:05:26","slug":"23046","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodie-foodie.com\/en\/23046\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Local food in Shizuoka<\/em> | Oden<\/em>, Wasabi<\/em>, Fujinomiya Yakisoba<\/em> and more!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kabayaki<\/em> in Kanto<\/em> style or Kansai<\/em> style? \u201cUnagi<\/em>\u201d<\/h2>\r\n
\"Unagi\"<\/div>\r\n

Unagi<\/em> (eel) were caught in rivers around Shizuoka <\/em>until around 1950. Eaten to prevent summer fatigue, farming began in 1891 in Kosai, a Shizuoka<\/em> city. The two most popular ways to eat unagi<\/em> is Kabayaki<\/em> and Bokumeshi<\/em>.
\r\nKabayaki<\/em> has two distinct styles, Kanto<\/em> and Kansai<\/em> styles. The Kanto<\/em> style starts by broiling the fish with an open back. Then, the fish is marinated in sauce and finished off on a grill. The Kansai<\/em> style skips the broiling process.
\r\nBokumeshi<\/em> was a dish the fish farm workers would eat during their break. It is made from fatty unagi<\/em> that wasn\u2019t used to sell. Nowadays, it can be found regularly.<\/p>\r\n

Is Shizuoka Wasabi<\/em> not as spicy?<\/h2>\r\n
\"Wasabi\"<\/div>\r\n

Shizuoka<\/em> produces the most wasabi<\/em> in Japan, and is cultivated in spring water from the mountains. To most people\u2019s surprise, wasabi<\/em> is not spicy when chewed as a complete root. Grating wasabi<\/em> is what created the pungent and strong taste. As the wasabi<\/em> is torn, an enzyme called myrosinase is released, causing a chemical reaction with sinigrin, resulting in a spicy taste. Wasabi<\/em>, with the stem and peel removed, is slowly grated in a circular motion to produce its excellent flavor.<\/p>\r\n

A black soup made of dark soy sauce!\u3000\u201cShizuoka Oden<\/em>\u201d<\/h2>\r\n
\"Shizuoka<\/div>\r\n

Shizuoka Oden<\/em> is said to have been started during the Taisho era (1912-1926), when instead of discarding beef tendon<\/em> and pork innards, people began creating a stew. Shizuoka Oden<\/em> has a distinct black soup, caused by the beef tendon<\/em> and dark soy sauce base. Since the Shizuoka<\/em> fish paste products were plentiful, uncommon oden ingredients, such as sinew and black hanpen, were included. Oden<\/em> is usually served on skewers and eaten with green laver or dashi<\/em> powder. It can be found commonly in Shizuoka<\/em> at candy stores and bakeries.<\/p>\r\n

Roots in Indonesia!\u3000\u201cFujinomiya Yakisoba<\/em>\u201d<\/h2>\r\n
\"Fujinomiya<\/div>\r\n

Fujinomiya Yakisoba<\/em> began when the owner of a Fujinomiya<\/em> city noodle factory attempted to produce Taiwanese beef noodle soup he had eaten in Indonesia. Today, it can be found in traditional candy shops and restaurants in Fujinomiya<\/em> City. This special Yakisoba<\/em> is made by Stir-fried steamed noodles, strained lard, cabbage, and seasoned with sauce. Fiannly, it is topped off with sardines or mackerel shavings.<\/p>\r\n

April-May is the season for fresh green tea “Green tea”<\/h2>\r\n
\"Green<\/div>\r\n

Green tea in the prefecture is known as \u201cShizuoka-cha<\/em>\u201d and is considered one of the top three green teas in Japan. It was cultivated by a Buddhist monk, Shoichi Kokushi<\/em> traveling to China on a pilgrimage. The green tea is harvested in various regions of Shizuoka<\/em>. Harvest season is from mid-April to mid-May. It has a strong sweet taste thanks to the nutrients stored during the winter. Many people look forward to the special flavor, as it is only available for a limited time each year.<\/p>\r\n\n

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Shizuoka Prefecture is in the center of Japan, and is home to towering Mt. Fuji. The access to the Pacific provides a thriving fishing industry, creating products such as fish paste and dried bonito flakes. The other specialty products of the area are green tea and Wasabi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1752,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[56,76,111],"class_list":["post-1749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-slug_articles","tag-what","tag-local-gourmet","tag-area-gourmet"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/goodie-foodie.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1749","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/goodie-foodie.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/goodie-foodie.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodie-foodie.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodie-foodie.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1749"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/goodie-foodie.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1749\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2150,"href":"https:\/\/goodie-foodie.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1749\/revisions\/2150"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodie-foodie.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1752"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/goodie-foodie.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1749"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodie-foodie.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1749"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodie-foodie.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1749"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}