Nara has always been a popular tourist destination, especially the deer here, and there are many delicious foods here. Bian Xiao will introduce you to Nara's delicious food today! If you want to travel here, you can learn about it.

Nara pickle

Nara pickle is a pickle made by pickling melons, cucumbers, ginger and other vegetables with distiller's grains. This kind of food originated in the Heichengjing era with Nara as its capital in the 197s. According to legend, it is pickled with sediment accumulated under turbid wine, so Nara stain is called "sediment stain".

among many kinds of nara stains, melon nara stain is the king of nara stains. The taste is crispy on the outside and soft and slightly sweet on the inside, and it has a faint wine taste, which is very suitable for cooking white rice.

Although many shops sell Nara dyes, there are also Nara dye shops that specialize in selling Nara dyes such as persimmons, burdock, carrots, onions, cantaloupes and mushrooms. When you are in Nara, you might as well go shopping and see buy buy.

persimmon leaf sushi

persimmon leaf sushi is one of the local dishes in nara prefecture. It is made by putting salted mackerel slices on a big mouthful of white rice, then wrapping them with sterilized persimmon leaves and fermenting for a few days. In ancient times, a lot of salt was sprinkled on the caught mackerel, and then it was transported from Xiongye Beach to Yoshino and Ogiyo. Therefore, this road for transporting mackerel was named "Mackerel Street".

Nara locals sliced pickled mackerel, put it on rice, wrapped it in persimmon leaves, fermented it into mature sushi, and then enjoyed it on the day of the festival. In earlier years, mackerel was the only ingredient, but now there are all kinds of persimmon leaf sushi, such as salmon, mackerel, shrimp and eel.

Three-wheeled vegetarian noodles

It is said that wheat rope was made for eating in the three-wheeled area of Yamato area in Nara Prefecture more than 12 years ago, and this kind of wheat rope is the embryonic form of vegetarian noodles. Three-wheel vegetarian noodles are characterized by slender and elastic taste. During the Edo period, visitors to the Ise Shrine commented on the three-wheel vegetarian noodles: "Yamato and three-wheel vegetarian noodles are famous things, as thin as silk and as white as snow", so their popularity began to spread all over the country. Now there are many shops selling vegetarian noodles near Shanbian Road, and there are also many shops in Naraichi where you can taste vegetarian noodles.

Tea porridge

Tea porridge is found all over Japan, but as the saying goes, "The morning of Yamato begins with tea porridge", which is the most famous in Nara. Although there is only a small amount of rice in the porridge, it can still fill the stomach because of the addition of fried soybeans and broad beans. It can be said that it is a local cuisine that emerged from the wisdom of daily life.

Nara tea porridge is characterized by refreshing, non-sticky and long history. In the Kamakura era, monks began to eat tea porridge, which was gradually spread to the common people. It is said that until the Showa 193s (AD 1955), every household often ate tea porridge.

kudzu vine

The water quality in Yoshino, Nara is excellent, and because it is located in a cold place, it has a very suitable terrain for Ge Fen. Therefore, the "Yoshino Benge" made by Yoshino with the traditional method of "Yoshino Sun" is of good quality and highly appraised. Pueraria lobata is processed into various foods such as Pueraria lobata, Pueraria lobata and Pueraria lobata cuisine, which can be tasted not only in Yoshino, where it is produced, but also in several specialty stores in Nalai Town.

Japanese wine

Japanese wine in Nara was loved by people as a top wine in the Muromachi era. It is said that the Li Zheng Temple in Nara has established the basic technology of modern wine-making, so Nara is also called "the origin of Japanese wine". The Great God Shrine, located in the third wheel of Sakurai City, also enshrines the life of Dionysus Austria. The Brewing Prayer Festival is held on November 14th every year. Brewery owners and winemakers from all over the country will gather here. After the festival, Cedar Jade (an ornament hung in front of the store to announce new wine) will be sent to wineries all over the country.

At present, there are 29 wineries in Nara Prefecture, some of which offer wine tasting activities. Besides, there are many specialty shops or fancy restaurants in Naraichi where you can try Japanese wine.

Yamato Tea

The tea produced in Nara is called "Yamato Tea" and is mainly planted in the Yamato Plateau in the east of Nara. Moreover, due to the high altitude and large temperature difference between day and night, dew often forms in the morning. Only in the moderate moisture and sunshine generated by fog can sweet and soft tea be cultivated and high-quality tea be produced. In addition to basic green tea and baked tea, you can also taste Yamato tea with different flavors such as Japanese black tea in Nara.

persimmon dessert

persimmons in nara county have been planted since the era of pride and kingship (about 4th-7th century), and now they are one of the best persimmon producing areas in Japan, so nara county has developed many persimmons-related desserts. For example, Japanese desserts with pomelo peel as the sandwich and persimmon wrapped, the most abundant persimmon in Yoshino, persimmon sauce, persimmon vinegar, persimmon cream and so on. The variety is very rich.

shaved ice

Don't say you don't know. In fact, Nara is a "shaved ice shrine". Nara Prefecture has two ice-related shrines, the "Icehouse Shrine". Every year, when a ceremony called "Ice Festival" is held, people in the industry who are engaged in ice-related work will come here to pay homage, and there will also be an activity called "Ice House Snow Festival". Because of this background, shaved ice can be eaten in Nara all year round, not just in summer.

There are many kinds of shaved ice, including Mu Si-shaped shaved ice made of syrup in a special way, and shaved ice made of local food such as Daiwa tea or strawberries produced in Nara Prefecture. The shaved ice provided by each store is full of creativity and ingenuity.

is there any delicious food that everyone likes? Next time you come to Nara, Japan, you can try these delicious foods!