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Food in Sakai City

Food in Sakai City

Savor culinary delights made from local ingredients like fresh seafood from the Sea of Japan

Facing the Sea of Japan, Sakai City is blessed with an abundance of fresh seafood, including Mikuni Minato Echizen crab and Fukui sweet shrimp. The city is also one of the leading “soba” buckwheat noodle producing areas in Fukui Prefecture and has its own famous local soba dish, Echizen oroshi soba.

Sakai City’s Food Specialties

Mikuni Minato Echizen Crab

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Echizen crab is one of Fukui Prefecture’s premium ingredients, and Sakai City happens to be known as the center of Echizen crab fishing in the region. Packed full of delicious meat, a bite of this crab will fill your mouth with deep flavors and sweetness.
Fukui Sweet Shrimp

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This exceptionally fresh shrimp is translucent red, and its meat is both plump and melty sweet in flavor. It can be enjoyed in a variety of ways, including sashimi, miso soup, and deep fried into tempura.
Echizen Oroshi Soba

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Echizen oroshi soba is a local specialty of Fukui, a major soba producing region in Japan. The cold soba noodles are topped with grated daikon radish, shaved bonito flakes, and chopped green onions. The spiciness from the grated radish elevates its already delicious taste. The noodles are firm and have the perfect level of springiness and elasticity.