Sep 25, 20214 min readJapan’s School Lunch Program: Born in TsuruokaThe provision of school lunches (gakko kyushoku), at public schools throughout Japan is believed to have originated in Tsuruoka around 1889,
Sep 4, 20213 min readTsuruoka Food PreservationIn 2014, Tsuruoka was designated the first UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy in Japan.
Mar 21, 20196 min readDadacha Soy BeansDadacha beans are a type of edamame (green soybean) and one of the “indigenous crops” that have been carefully preserved by farmers...
Mar 21, 20194 min readMoso Bamboo Shoot The people of Tsuruoka love moso (pronounced as “mowsow”). Some Tsuruokans use moso for miso broth with sake lees, and for moso-jiru...
Mar 19, 20193 min readTochi-mochi (horse chestnut mochi)Tochi-mochi (rice cake made with Japanese horse-chestnut) is sold at various places in Tsuruoka. Although Tochi-mochi is delicious due to...
