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50 items with the largest gap from the national average. The bigger the gap, the more strongly that food is tied to a particular place.
Freshwater clams (shijimi)
Matsue 10.3×
Seafood
Peaches
Fukushima 8.9×
Fruit
Crab
Tottori 7.8×
Seafood
Castella sponge cake
Nagasaki 6.6×
Confectionery
Scallops
Aomori 5.9×
Seafood
Flounder
Tottori 4.6×
Seafood
Bonito
Kochi 4.5×
Seafood
Melon
Mito 4.1×
Fruit
Japanese pears
Tottori 4.0×
Fruit
Pod beans
Niigata 3.4×
Fresh Vegetables
Other shellfish
Aomori 3.4×
Seafood
Pickled Chinese cabbage
Kochi 3.4×
Dried Foods, Seaweed & Soy Products
Dried bonito flakes
Naha 3.3×
Seafood
Other citrus
Matsuyama 3.1×
Fruit
Sardines
Tottori 3.0×
Seafood
Oysters
Hiroshima 3.0×
Seafood
Sea bream
Saga 2.9×
Seafood
Shellfish
Aomori 2.8×
Seafood
Horse mackerel
Matsue 2.8×
Seafood
Persimmons
Gifu 2.8×
Fruit
Fried fish cake
Kagoshima 2.7×
Seafood
Fish cake (kamaboko)
Sendai 2.5×
Seafood
Apples
Aomori 2.5×
Fruit
Meal-kit ingredients
Toyama 2.5×
Prepared Foods
Ramen (chuka soba)
Yamagata 2.5×
Dining Out
Dried baby sardines
Wakayama 2.5×
Seafood
Kelp
Aomori 2.5×
Dried Foods, Seaweed & Soy Products
Taro
Yamagata 2.4×
Fresh Vegetables
Yellowtail
Toyama 2.4×
Seafood
Shumai dumplings
Yokohama 2.4×
Prepared Foods
Green tea
Shizuoka 2.4×
Beverages
Manju buns
Tottori 2.4×
Confectionery
Pickled seafood
Toyama 2.4×
Seafood
Wakame seaweed
Morioka 2.4×
Dried Foods, Seaweed & Soy Products
Soba & udon noodles
Takamatsu 2.4×
Dining Out
Wine
Chiba 2.3×
Alcohol
Grilled meat (yakiniku)
Kochi 2.3×
Dining Out
Bamboo shoots
Yamagata 2.3×
Fresh Vegetables
Pickled plums (umeboshi)
Wakayama 2.3×
Dried Foods, Seaweed & Soy Products
Other fruit
Yamagata 2.2×
Fruit
Tuna
Shizuoka 2.2×
Seafood
Baby formula
Kochi 2.2×
Dairy & Eggs
Salt
Niigata 2.2×
Oils & Seasonings
Squid
Toyama 2.2×
Seafood
Other fresh meat
Kumamoto 2.1×
Meat
School lunch
Yamagata 2.1×
Dining Out
Shochu
Miyazaki 2.1×
Alcohol
Cod roe
Kitakyushu 2.1×
Seafood
Salted salmon
Niigata 2.1×
Seafood
Oranges
Toyama 2.1×
Fruit