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Miyazaki Food | Enjoy a Treasure Chest of Traditional Japanese Dishes

Miyazaki Food | Enjoy a Treasure Chest of Traditional Japanese Dishes

Miyazaki Prefecture has a treasure chest of unique cuisines, and Miyazaki people are proud of their many local specialties. Guests are invited to try delicious dishes made with fresh local ingredients and quality beef, plus the region’s signature spicy foods. Miyazaki food is considered different from Japanese food in other cities, and the decadent flavors are guaranteed to make you fall in love with Miyazaki even more!

Miyazaki Beef

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One tasty reason tourists flock to Miyazaki is to sample the prefecture’s famous beef. Miyazaki beef is a high-quality meat that has won the Prime Minister’s Prize three consecutive times during the National Wagyu Competence Show. The event takes place once every five years and is known as the Olympics for Wagyu cattle! Beef that is worthy of being entered in the National Wagyu Competence Show earns a nationwide reputation as being a top beef brand that meets quality standards. Miyazaki beef shares this honor with only a few other world-renowned competitors, like Kobe beef and Matsuzaka beef. Foodies can sample Miyazaki beef in all kinds of Japanese dishes that range from steaks to yakiniku (Japanese BBQ). Visitors will find reasonably prices restaurants and all-you-can-eat buffets that offer Miyazaki beef throughout the prefecture.

Miyazaki Beef

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Charcoal Grilled Chicken (Jidori)

Can’t-Miss Miyazaki Food | Miyazaki Jidori

Miyazaki’s free-range chickens, known locally as Miyazaki Jidori, are cooked in several ways, including grilled, fried and even raw! The most popular way to prepare this unique dish, though, is grilled over charcoal. Charcoal-grilled Jidori is a local specialty in Miyazaki, and tourists love to watch their meals being cooked over an open fire. The tender meat with its charcoaled flavor is a juicy delicacy that can be found in dozens of chain restaurants, but true foodies will want to find a local restaurant that offers Miyazaki Jidori as a specialty item on the menu.

Charcoal Grilled Chicken (Jidori)

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Karamen

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The best way to describe Miyazaki’s signature spicy soup is … addictive! This punchy combination of noodles covered in a garlic- and chili-infused broth was born in Miyazaki and is a renowned local specialty. Restaurants feature their own unique combinations of flavors, but all are created with the main ingredients of garlic, chives, minced meat, chili, soy sauce and beaten eggs. Karamen is a popular dish to enjoy after a night on the town, and most restaurants offer a choice of noodles, as well as spice levels. One of the most popular noodles used in Karamen is konnyaku, made with buckwheat flour. No matter which way it is served, this bowl of deliciousness is guaranteed to create a craving that you will want to satisfy again and again!

Karamen

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