Nowadays, many families choose to travel abroad during holidays. Among them, our neighbor Japan is one of the popular travel choices. Hokkaido is one of Japan’s famous tourist destinations, so many people want to know what kind of food Hokkaido has.

Let’s learn about it with me below.

1. Crab hotpot Japanese people especially love to eat crabs! Therefore, Hokkaido, which has the largest crab catch, attracts people from all over the country.

With delicious meat and reasonable prices, where else but Hokkaido? The seasonal crabs here are strong and fragrant. It will be a rare pleasure in life to enjoy juicy, juicy and warm crab hot pot in winter! Recommended: Sapporo か

At Sapporo Honke, you can enjoy a variety of crab dishes such as crab sashimi, crab hotpot, crab tempura, crab sushi, crab barbecue, and crab stew all year round.

You can choose from a la carte or set menus, with prices ranging from more than 1,000 yen for a one-course meal to tens of thousands of yen for a banquet meal, each of which is highly praised.

2. Sapporo Ramen Sapporo Ramen originated from Sapporo, Hokkaido, and is known as one of Japan's three major ramen together with Kitakata Ramen and Hakata Ramen.

It was originally salt-flavored ramen, and later represented by miso-flavored noodles.

In addition to miso flavor, many stores also offer soy sauce and salt ramen, which are generally saltier and spicier than other ramen.

Recommendation: Sapporo Ramen***Wagoku Sapporo Ramen***Wagoku is located on the 10th floor of ESTA, a shopping building in front of Sapporo Station. It has gathering places such as Sapporo Shirakabasanso, Hakodate あじさい, Asahikawa Umekoken, Ebetsu Ginharo, etc.

The most popular ramen restaurant in Hokkaido.

If you are a lover of heavy flavors, don’t miss this great opportunity to try all of Sapporo Ramen.

3. Genghis Khan Barbeque The weather in Hokkaido is severe and the animal husbandry is developed.

Although the sheep farming here did not go well at first, it unexpectedly allowed the locals to develop the habit of eating roast mutton.

This kind of barbecue tastes very bold. You can marinate the meat slices and then grill them, or grill the raw lamb and eat it with sauce. You can choose freely according to your preference.

Recommendation: "Daruma" Genghis Khan Barbeque by "Daruma" in Susukino, Sapporo. "Daruma" Genghis Khan Barbeque with "Daruma" in Sapporo Susukino is an old restaurant with a history of more than 60 years. The small store makes diners almost always queue up to enter.

However, when you are there eating meat, chatting and laughing loudly with the locals, you may feel a sense of family connection.

4. Ishikari hot pot Ishikari hot pot is a very representative local flavor of Hokkaido. This dish is named after the Ishikari River, which is rich in salmon.

The same dish is also called "Tokachi Hotpot" in the Obihiro area.

In addition to the main ingredient of salmon head, Ishikari hot pot also adds local specialties such as potatoes, cabbage, and radish.

Then add salmon roe and stew together to make it "authentic".

Recommendation: Sakuzo Izakaya located near Sapporo Station provides diners with sashimi, sushi, charcoal grilling, hot pot and other dishes, among which the signature dish is "Hokkai Ishikari hot pot".

This Ishikari hot pot dish uses natural ingredients such as large pieces of salmon, local corn, and potatoes, and adds them to a soup made of mixed vegetables, butter, kelp, and white miso, making the whole dish endlessly memorable.

5. Soup Curry Unlike India, which produces curry due to the year-round heat, a lighter "soup curry" is popular in Hokkaido.

It is not simply eaten as a soup, but as a soup base for cooking local seasonal vegetables, meat and other foods, and paired with plump and translucent rice, giving people a unique taste experience.

Recommendation: Sapporo Store PICANTE Sapporo Store PICANTE is located in Sapporo Kita District. This restaurant with Southeast Asian decoration style only uses ingredients produced in Shiretoko, Hokkaido.

Spicy and slightly sweet curry soup is its specialty. You can also choose the spiciness of the curry and the thickness of the soup according to your preference.

6. Sushi Sushi is a unique delicacy in Japan. There are sushi categories with local characteristics all over the country.

Compared with sushi in Honshu, Hokkaido sushi is surrounded by the sea and uses more ingredients such as scallops, clams, crabs and sea urchins as raw materials. It is very popular among Japanese and overseas people, so Hokkaido is also called "sushi".

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Recommendation: Masaru Sushi & Asahi Sushi If you go to Otaru, you have to go to the sushi street mentioned in the film "Shota's Sushi".

You can sit at the bar of Masashi Sushi Honten, which is known as Japan's No. 1 sushi restaurant, and watch the sushi chef's exquisite craftsmanship and serious attitude.

Not far away diagonally opposite it is Asahi Sushi.