"4 Things Familiar About Mentaiko in Fukuoka" Many things tend to taste like mentaiko
Fukuoka is known as a Food city. There are many famous dishes such as motsunabe (offal hotpot), mizutaki (chicken hotpot), sesame mackerel, and yakitori (grilled chicken on skewers). In this article, we will introduce Familiar about mentaiko (spicy cod roe).
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1. Locals don't actually eat much mentaiko at home
Mentaiko is a Fukuoka Food that is famous throughout Japan.
People from outside the prefecture tend to think that Fukuoka residents eat it every day, but actually they don't have many opportunities to eat it.
If you go to a slightly nicer restaurant, it may be served in a small bowl as a side dish, but I don't think there are many people who would buy it and eat it on a daily basis.
Mentaiko is often sold as a souvenir and is quite expensive, so if you are buying it for home use, many people choose the slightly misshapen bargain item available at supermarkets.
That's why, when people from Fukuoka receive mentaiko as a gift, they Familiar get strangely excited.
2. There are often long lines at restaurants that serve dishes topped with a whole skewer of mentaiko
In Fukuoka City , a city known for Food , you often see queues of Tourism and inbound customers at restaurants.
In particular, restaurants that specialize in dishes using a whole cod roe seem to be extremely popular.
The "Original Hakata Mentai-ju" is a famous Hakata Food , with a whole piece of mentaiko on top of the rice in a tiered box.
Recently, Uoden, a restaurant that serves rice, tamagoyaki ( egg roll ) , salmon roe, and a whole piece of mentaiko on a tub, has become so popular that it often has long queues to get in.
Locals recall memories of being scolded by their parents when they were young and tried to eat a whole skein of mentaiko.
However, the popular mentaiko restaurants use a special mentaiko that has less salt, so it's delicious.
It's no wonder there are long queues. If you're in Fukuoka, be sure to stop by!
3. I tend to make a lot of things taste like mentaiko
Fukuoka City has the most mentaiko stores in Japan (among 21 designated cities ) , and it also has the highest annual spending on cod roe ( per household with 2 or more people ) .
After all, mentaiko is a Fukuoka specialty.
For this reason, restaurants and food stores sell a variety of mentaiko-flavored menu items and products.
Famous dishes include mentaiko dashi sushi, mentaiko pasta, mentaiko French fries, and mentaiko udon. These are all favorites of locals.
Recently, it has also been used in sweets such as mentaiko-flavored chocolate, and I personally love its exquisite balance of spiciness and sweetness.
There are many other mentaiko-flavored menu items and products. When I find something new, I Familiar n't help but buy it.
4. Hakata souvenir shops are full of mentaiko goods
The souvenir section at Hakata Station is famous for its high proportion of mentaiko, and the souvenir goods section is also filled with mentaiko characters.
Mentaiko character goods are cute and rounded, and are easy to depict in pink and red, so it seems that many of them are the kind of things that locals would find themselves buying.
From local Hello Kitty key chains to T- shirts, hats and bags, the souvenir shops at Hakata Station are fun to just browse.
There are also goods featuring Shotoku Mentaishi , a mascot character born in Hakata, making the souvenir corner at Hakata Station a must-see for character fans. Be sure to stop by on your way home from your trip!
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Fukuoka is known for its many famous Food, but the appeal of mentaiko is that you can taste and buy it anywhere, not just at specialty shops. Please enjoy mentaiko, a specialty that Fukuoka is proud of.
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