Hyogo Specialities

Akashi-yaki:Local special dish from the city of Akashi in Hyogo prefecture. Also called tamagoyaki (omelette). It consists on egg dumplings with squid and served with japanese broth dashi.

 

- Kobe beef:This is a very famous variety of beef meat, from the tajima bovine race (belonging to the wagyu race, bred according to strict traditions).
  

- Tamba black beans:Speciality from Sasayama city in Hyogo prefecture. Beans are round, big and naturally sugary, melting in mouth. Black beans are essential to the New Year dishes (Osechi-ryori).
 
- "Gofuru" (wafer) from Fugetsu-doA typical Kobe cake, baked by the Kobe Fugetsudo sweet manufacturing; founded more than 120 years ago in Motomachi. The cream, either chocolate, strawberry or vanilla taste, is placed betwenn two crunchy biscuits. The biscuit box is truly cute, so it can be a good souvenir to bring back from your trip.

 
 

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