STREET FOOD JAPAN & Other Local Foods (What to Eat in Nikko)

sweet red bean paste

🥗Healthier: adzuki bean puree

💰Cheaper: homemade red bean paste

Homemade versions can reduce cost and control sweetness.

glutinous rice flour

🥗Healthier: rice flour

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour

Rice flour is lighter, while all-purpose flour is often more economical.

Travel to Nikko by Express train from Tokyo.

Try Yuba Manju filled with sweet Azuki beans at a local shop.

Taste unique soba beer made from buckwheat.

Sample onigiri wrapped in Yuba instead of nori, made with mochi rice.

Visit Zen restaurant and order a Yuba sushi set with Wagyu beef and mountain wasabi.

Dip the Yuba sushi in soy milk sauce.

Enjoy various side dishes including deep-fried eggplant, Yuba, and shrimp in broth.

Have dessert made of Yuba and Azuki beans with shiratama mochi.

Visit Tosho-gu shrine and explore the area.

Try grilled Ayugai (freshwater fish) from a street vendor.

Taste Yuba croquettes and compare them to regular croquettes.

Sample a special gyoza croquette with a sweet potato filling.

End the day with a bowl of Yuba ramen.

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