3. Foods

   There are many delicious foods in addition to Koshihikari in Niigata prefecture. For example, foods made from rice such as rice cracker, rice cake and so on. The production of rice in Niigata prefecture is the largest in Japan, so many foods made from rice are made in Niigata prefecture.

Rice crackers made in Niigata prefecture are famous, and the production of rice cracker in Niigata prefecture is largest in Japan. There are many companies making rice crackers in Niigata prefecture, for example, Bourbon, Kameda Seika, Sanko Seika and so on. A lot of rice crackers sold in stores are made in Niigata prefecture. You can find the names of company in Niigata prefecture, when you look at the package of rice crackers. Niigata prefecture is the birth place of Kakinotane, and now many companies make Kakinotane. There are a lot of famous rice crackers in addition to Kakinotane, for example, Puchi series, Happy Turn, Bakauke and so on.

These days bread made from rice is developed. It was very difficult that people make rice fine powder like flour, but someone developed the way of making rice fine powder. Thereby making bread from rice became possible. Bread made from rice powder is chewier than bread made from flour. Bread made from rice powder called Komeko bread in Japan. Komeko bread became the menu of school meal a few years ago in Niigata prefecture, and it became very popular food now.

Moreover, there are many popular foods in addition to foods made from rice in Niigata prefecture. A food named Italian is famous in Niigata prefecture, but Italian is not Italian food. Italian is the fried noodle, what is called yakisoba, with tomato sauce. Two companies named Mikazuki and Friend make Italian, and there are some differences between Italian of Mikazuki and Italian of Friend. So there are people like Mikazuki’s Italian and people like Friend’s Italian. Poppoyaki is also popular in Niigata prefecture. Poppoyaki is mainly sold in the stalls of festivals. Poppoyaki resemble brown cane sugar flavored steamed bread, but Poppoyaki is chewier than steamed bread. Poppoyaki is easy to make, so everyone can make Poppoyaki at home. Le Lectier is made in Niigata prefecture. Le Lectier is a brand of European pear, and it is very delicious.

In this way, there are a lot of delicious foods in Niigata prefecture. I want people to eat these delicious food.

 

I used the following website.

http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%B1%B3%E8%8F%93