【Restaurants in Fukuoka】6 local foods to eat during Fukuoka sightseeing

Fukuoka is the city surrounded by mountains and the sea.

That develops Fukuoka food culture.

So you eat delicious dishes everywhere in there.

It is said that people in Fukuoka are very particular about their food.

Some people come to Fukuoka to eat Fukuoka food.

We introduce various Fukuoka food like fresh fish dish and ramen.

Those food is full of Fukuoka food culture.

Must eat Fukuoka food

1. Motsunabe

Motsunabe (Japanese hot pot with beef or pork offal and vegetables) is the most famous dish in Fukuoka.

It is said that the original dish was soy sauce flavored soup stewed with offal.

Now, there are more flavors like miso or broth from meat and vegetables.

You will be satisfied with plump offal and rich flavored soup. To finish off the meal, you should add rice or champon noodle (like ramen noodle).

This is the best part of motsu-nabe.

2. Karashimentaiko

Japanese thinks mentaiko (pollack roe) is about Fukuoka. Karashimentaiko is pollack roe seasoned with hot pepper.

Karashimentaiko came from the Korean Peninsula. The area in Fukuoka interacted the Korean Peninsula made it Japanese styled mentaiko.

Rich taste and popping texture matches white rice.

At local, you will meet a lot of food and sweets using mentaiko. They are good for your souvenir.

3. Hakata ramen

Hakata ramen (ramen with pork based soup) is the representative dish of Fukuoka.

Local people like it so that they never accept flavored ramen except tonkotsu (rich, pork based soup).

The ramen is popular in Japan. Foreign ramen fan admire Hakata ramen.

So it becomes the representative dish of Japan.

Hakata ramen is a pork based soup, and thin and straight noodle.

Local people likes quick boiled noodles.

You order “konaotoshi”(very firm noodle boiled for just few seconds), “harigane” (firm noodle boiled longer than konaotoshi) and so on except normal firm noodle.

4. Mizutaki

Mizutaki is usually eaten in Fukuoka. It is Japanese hot pot stewed chicken and vegetables in chicken based soup.

Some mizutaki restaurants in Fukuoka have over 100 years history. So mizutaki has known since a long time ago.

Today, mizutaki is also served at casual dining restaurants which young people visit.

You go to eat it easily during sightseeing.

Simple but tasty soup and chicken soaked up a soup are delicious.

5. Fresh fish

It is said that fish from Fukuoka is especially good in Japan.

The reason is fresh fish caught in the sea near Fukuoka is delivered to Fukuoka.

People growing in Fukuoka say that they won’t be satisfied with fish except from Fukuoka.

Fresh fish in Fukuoka is must eat food.

Especially, sashimi is so good. You will taste fresh and fatty fish.

6. Udon

Actually, udon noodle is popular in Fukuoka.

It is said that a buddhist monk visited china for study brought how to make udon back to Japan.

Then, udon culture was developed in Japan.

The feature of Fukuoka udon is really soft texture.

People in Fukuoka like farm ramen noodle and soft udon.

If you are tired with walking around the city, soft udon noodle soaked up a soup is good for you.

What is the feature of Fukuoka food

Fukuoka has gotten fresh fish and meat since a long time ago because it is surrounded by the sea and nature.

Rich ingredient helped Fukuoka develop the own food culture. So there are unique flavored and strange dish.

For example, hakata ramen with strong pork smell, sweet say sauce and so on.

If you come to Fukuoka for the first time, you must be surprised at them.

All Fukuoka food satisfies Japanese palates. So tourist become addicted to it.

Fukuoka food like fresh fish, ramen and udon is loved by not only Japanese but also foreigners.

So it is thought as the representative food of Japan.

Must visit restaurants in Fukuoka

1. Motsukou

Motsukou is a motsunabe restaurant highly praised by local people with over 40-years history.

The soup of motsunabe has some flavors such as soy sauce, salted and chicken based.

Oily offal become mild taste when you eat it with light sauce. You will eat much of offal.

Motsunabe includes strange ingredients like dumplings skin.

The taste of dumplings skin stewed with offal is great.

Before finishing your meal, you should add rice and noodle with rich stewed soup.

2. Yamaya Hakata shop

Karashi mentaiko is usually thought as souvenir. If you want to eat it, you should go to Yamaya.

Actually, the restaurant mainly serves motsunabe.

Lunch menu is especially popular because all-you-can-eat karashi mentaiko comes with dish.

At lunch time, you can’t get enough of karashi mentaiko and takana (leaf mustard).

Moreover, the rice are free refills. If you want to be full of rice with mentaiko, you should visit here.

3. Hakata Isso Hakata shop

Hakata Isso Hakata shop is a popular ramen restaurant around Hakata Station.

It always has a line in front of the restaurant.

Pork based soup is rich but light taste. You can’t stop eating it. So the taste is especially good for woman.

Thin noodle is really soaked up a soup.

If you want to eat Hakata ramen, you should visit here. At that time, you need to wait long.

4. Daidai

Daibai is evaluated as Bib Gourmand mizutaki restaurant by Michelin Guide. It is located near Ohori Koen Station.

The menu is just mizutaki and fried chicken.

The more the chicken in the soup is stewed, the more rich taste the soup of mizutaki become.

Risotto using that soup must fascinate you.

5. Kaisendon Tenya Hakozaki Futo shop

Kaisendon(a rice bowl with fish) Tenya is good if you want to eat kaisendon at reasonable price.

The recommended menu is kaisendon (650 yen). It is cheap but it is heavy and a lot of fresh fish.

Moreover, sansyokudon (650 yen) is also popular. It has three types of rice bowls.

Fish using those bowls will vary depending on the day’s produce.

You must be satisfied with the cost and the taste. Please visit here when you come to Fukuoka.

6. Udon Taira

Udon taira is a small udon restaurant where a Japanese celebrity absolutely visits during staying in Fukuoka.

At lunch time, it has a line in front of the restaurant.

The popular udon is topped with goboten (burdock tempura) and maruten (fried fish paste product).

You try it with yuzukosyo (a condiment paste made from yuzu zest and chills peppers).

Summary

Fukuoka food includes Japanese hot pot Japanese loves, karashi mentaiko matches white rice, ramen and Udon.

Most tourist go to Fukuoka for food rather than sightseeing.

Fukuoka has various delicious food. It is a good place to visit.