Heshiko (rice-bran pickled mackerel)Wi
Wakasa region (including the Kono area of Reihoku)
A traditional dish of the Wakasa region and the Echizen coast, made by removing the fish's innards, salting it, and further pickling in rice bran...
FUKUI
Fukui Prefecture
The surveyed city is Fukui. Of all 394 items in the household survey, Fukui Prefecture stands out most for Crab — 2.8× the national average (Fukui 1,002 g / national 355 g).
2.8×Biggest standout
Crab
per household / year
Crab
per household / year
7Items ranked #1 nationally
29Regional dishes
RANK
Furthest above the national average
All figures are annual spending/quantity per household (not per person). 2023–2025 average, showing Fukui’s value as a multiple of the national average.
| Item | vs. average | Fukui | National | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CrabSeafood | 2.82× | 1,002g | 355g | #4 |
| TaroFresh Vegetables | 2.07× | 1,568JPY | 758JPY | #2 |
| FlounderSeafood | 2.04× | 1,093g | 536g | #6 |
| Fried tofu (aburaage & ganmodoki)#1Dried Foods, Seaweed & Soy Products | 1.95× | 5,855JPY | 3,010JPY | #1 |
| Sweet bean jelly (yokan)#1Confectionery | 1.94× | 1,449JPY | 745JPY | #1 |
| Cutlet#1Prepared Foods | 1.87× | 4,282JPY | 2,287JPY | #1 |
| Simmered kelp (tsukudani)#1Dried Foods, Seaweed & Soy Products | 1.84× | 895g | 487g | #1 |
| KelpDried Foods, Seaweed & Soy Products | 1.77× | 1,285JPY | 727JPY | #2 |
| Rice cakes (mochi)#1Grains | 1.71× | 3,057JPY | 1,787JPY | #1 |
| Croquette#1Prepared Foods | 1.56× | 3,519JPY | 2,261JPY | #1 |
| YellowtailSeafood | 1.49× | 4,193JPY | 2,818JPY | #4 |
| Assorted sashimiSeafood | 1.37× | 5,718JPY | 4,174JPY | #2 |
#1
Where this prefecture ranks #1
Items where Fukui ranked #1 among the 52 surveyed cities.
- Simmered kelp (tsukudani)
- Rice cakes (mochi)
- Sweet bean jelly (yokan)
- Cutlet
- Croquette
- Tempura & fried foods
- Fried tofu (aburaage & ganmodoki)
LINK
Where regional dishes meet the statistics
Ingredients used in regional dishes here that also show up as standout spending in the household survey — cross-referencing MAFF's regional-dish database with Japan's Statistics Bureau data.
Kobumaki / Bomaki (kelp-wrapped herring rolls)
Main ingredients: Kombu, dried herring
→ Kelp is 1.5× the national average in Fukui (278 g, #6 nationally)
Satoimo no koroni (simmered taro)
Main ingredients: Taro
→ Taro is 1.5× the national average in Fukui (1,695 g, #8 nationally)
Hazushi (leaf-wrapped sushi)
Main ingredients: Non-glutinous rice, glutinous rice, kintoki beans, hijiki seaweed, dried shiitake mushrooms, thin fried tofu, carrots, tung tree leaves
→ Rice cakes (mochi) is 1.2× the national average in Fukui (2,602 g, #8 nationally)
Namagusa jiru (grilled mackerel soup)
Main ingredients: Grilled mackerel, wheat gluten, tofu, chikuwa fish cake, fresh shiitake mushrooms, shimeji mushrooms, kamaboko fish cake, green onions
→ Fresh shiitake mushrooms is 1.1× the national average in Fukui (2,168 JPY, #14 nationally)
DISHES
29 regional dishes from Fukui Prefecture
From Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) “Regional Dishes to Pass on to the Next Generation.” Each dish name links to the MAFF page.
Namagusa jiru (grilled mackerel soup)
Shinbo area, Obama City
Obama City, once the hub of the Wakasa Bay area, gave its name to the "Saba Kaido," the mackerel road along which fish were carried on foot to Kyoto...
Saba nuta (mackerel with vinegared miso)Sp
Obama area
Obama, once the hub of the Wakasa Bay area, gave its name to the "Saba Kaido," the mackerel road along which fish were carried on foot to Kyoto...
Maruyaki saba (whole grilled mackerel)Su
Wakasa region
The Wakasa region has, since as far back as the Asuka and Nara periods, been recognized for supplying food to the imperial court...
Honkosan / Hoonko ryori (memorial feast dishes)AuWi
Throughout Fukui Prefecture
Fukui Prefecture has long been devoted to Buddhism, especially Jodo Shinshu, and marks the death anniversary of its founder Shinran...
Gojiru (soybean miso soup)Wi
Reihoku region
Around the death anniversary of founder Shinran (November 28 on the old lunar calendar, January 16 on the new), from autumn into...
Atsuage no nitano (simmered fried tofu)
Reihoku region
Around the death anniversary of founder Shinran (November 28 on the old lunar calendar, January 16 on the new), from autumn into...
Fu no karashi ae (wheat gluten with mustard dressing)
Reihoku region
Around the death anniversary of founder Shinran (November 28 on the old lunar calendar, January 16 on the new), from autumn into...
Suko (pickled taro stalks)AuWi
Okuetsu region
Around the death anniversary of founder Shinran (November 28 on the old lunar calendar, January 16 on the new), from autumn into...
Furu takuan no nimono (simmered aged pickled daikon)
Throughout Fukui Prefecture
A classic regional food long cherished in Fukui Prefecture. In the Kono area (formerly Kono Village) of Minamiechizen Town...
Kobumaki / Bomaki (kelp-wrapped herring rolls)Wi
Throughout Fukui Prefecture
From the mid-Edo period (mid-18th century) to the 1900s, ships sailing from Hokkaido stopped at ports throughout Fukui...
Satoimo no koroni (simmered taro)Au
Okuetsu region
Around the death anniversary of founder Shinran (November 28 on the old lunar calendar, January 16 on the new), from autumn into...
Choju namasu (long-life vinegared vegetables)Wi
Reihoku region
Choju namasu, true to its name ("long-life namasu"), is said to bring long life to those who eat it and is essential at New Year's...
Gonza / Gonji namasu (simmered daikon and crushed soybeans)
Eastern Fukui City
Gonza is a simmered dish of crushed soybeans and daikon radish, said to have been made by a man named "Gonzaburo"...
Nishinzushi (fermented herring and rice)SuAuWi
Reinan region
From the mid-Edo period (mid-18th century) to the 1900s, ships crossed the Sea of Japan from Hokkaido to Osaka...
Hazushi (leaf-wrapped sushi)SpSuAu
Denga area of Fukui City, Tannan area
Hazushi is sushi wrapped in the leaves of abura-giri (tung tree), a deciduous tree in the spurge family...
Happazushi (leaf-wrapped trout sushi)Su
Kuzuryu River basin (mainly the Eiheiji area)
Happazushi is vinegared rice and fish wrapped in the leaves of abura-giri (tung tree), a deciduous tree in the spurge family...
Houba meshi (magnolia leaf rice)
Throughout Fukui Prefecture
In Fukui Prefecture, once rice planting in a village finished, a celebration called "satsuki-age" was held; on that occasion...
Oroshi soba (soba with grated daikon)Wi
Throughout Fukui Prefecture (mainly the Reihoku region)
In Fukui Prefecture, which ranks among the top in Japan for life expectancy, the most commonly eaten soba is oroshi soba...
Zoni (New Year's mochi soup)Wi
Throughout Fukui Prefecture
Mochi is an essential, auspicious food for the Japanese at celebrations; to welcome the new year...
Hamana miso (winter soybean paste)Wi
Reihoku region
Hamana miso is a regional dish made only in winter. Amazake is made from rice koji, then combined with soybean koji and soy...
Bokkake (simmered fried tofu and vegetables)Wi
Reihoku region, Sakai City, Katsuyama City, and more
Bokkake is a regional dish eaten in Fukui Prefecture for over 100 years, since the early Taisho era...
Chameshi (tea-flavored rice)
Imajo area
Chameshi is said to originate from "Nara chameshi," first made at temples such as Todaiji and Kofukuji in Nara...
Aka kabura no suzuke (pickled red turnips)AuWi
Miyama area
Fukui's famous red turnip has been cultivated for over 800 years in the Kawachi hamlet of the Miyama area of Fukui City...
Seige (crab roe and miso dish)
Kono area
Seige refers to seiko-gani, the female of Fukui's winter delicacy Echizen crab...
Tobitsuki dango (Obon offering dumplings)Su
Awara City, parts of Sakai City
Tobitsuki dango is a traditional food once made in every household as an offering for the Obon festival...
Decchi youkan (soft red bean jelly)Wi
Throughout Fukui Prefecture
Decchi youkan is a water-based yokan cherished as an everyday taste among ordinary people in Fukui Prefecture...
Kashiwa mochi (oak leaf-wrapped rice cake)
Obama City, Wakasa Town
A festival celebrating the safe completion of rice planting, centered on children, is called the "Ta no Kami Matsuri" (rice paddy god festival)...
Otsubo (simmered adzuki beans and taro)
Reihoku region
Around the death anniversary of founder Shinran (November 28 on the old lunar calendar, January 16 on the new), from autumn into...
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