Rural seasonings and snacks

Kashiwa-mochi with generous filling

Add water to the glutinous flour and knead to make the dough. Wrap the homemade red bean paste with the mochi skin and steam.

  • Akagari no Sato
  • Akagarichoguchi 575-6, Masuda City
  • TEL:0856-31-7088

Autumn fruit-flavored cookies

Cookies made from dough kneaded with locally harvested chestnuts and yuzu Experience the four seasons from the subtle aroma and flavors of these cookies.

  • Shimane Rider House, Maron Kobo
  • Kakeya-cho Hata Kamimachi 441-5, Unnan City
  • TEL:090-7970-9362(tanabe Mitsuo)

Fig Jam

This homemade jam is made by placing freshly picked figs in a large pan before adding sugar and lemon juice to them and simmering the ingredients slowly.

  • Ito Farm: The House with Fig Fields
  • Taki 418-1, Taki-cho, Unnan City
  • TEL:0853-86-3734

An aged yuzu-kosho seasoning with tangy notes

This seasoning is made by adding natural salt to locally harvested yuzu and bell peppers before aging the mixture. This tangy seasoning is perfect for a variety of dishes.

  • Oetakayama Kizunakan
  • Oe 1706, Oshiro-cho, Ota City
  • TEL:0854-85-2204

Rice dumplings that are a staple for Boy's Day festivities

These dumplings are wrapped using a uniquely local technique with bamboo leaves that have been collected from the mountains.

  • Mineji Yuzanso
  • Kyushita 1586-1, Mitoya-cho, Unnan City
  • TEL:0854-45-5800

Preserved food unique to mountain villages: Plums wrapped in perilla leaves

Red perilla leaves harvested from the fields are used to wrap homemade seeded dried plums that have been mixed with sugar.

  • Imachan no Ie
  • Shimokuchiba 396-2, Onan-cho, Ochi-gun
  • TEL:0855-87-0533

Gifts from the Sea: The seaweed salt of Shizunoiwaya

This salt is made by boiling seaweed harvested straight from the sea in a large stove and evaporating the water. This is a natural salt that has been dried under the sun for around three days.

  • Shizuma Village Exchange Club: Umi no Ie, Koura
  • Uotsu 606 (Koura), Shizuma-cho, Oda City
  • TEL:0854-84-8360(Office)