Chinmi
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Chinmi (珍味) is a Japanese term meaning literally "rare taste", but more appropriately "delicacy". They are local cuisines that have fallen out of popularity or those cuisines that are peculiar to a certain area. Many involve pickled seafood.
List of chinmi[]
Hokkaidō area[]
- Hizunamasu
- Ikanankotsu - Cooked soft bones of squid
- Kankai - Dried Komai fish. It may be eaten as is, or broiled and eaten with a sauce made by mixing mayonnaise and soy sauce and sprinkles of red pepper powder.
- Matsumaezuke
- Mefun
- Saketoba - A smoked salmon
- Tachikama
- Uni
Tōhoku area[]
- Awabi no Kimo - Ground internal organs of abalone
- Donpiko - The heart of a salmon. As only one can be taken from a fish, it is very rare.
- Hoya - sea pineapple
- Momijizuke - Shreds of fresh salmons and Ikura pickled together
- Tonburi - A speciality of Akita prefecture. The dried seeds of the hosagi plant.
Kanto area[]
- Ankimo - Either fresh or steamed liver of an Anko fish
- Kusaya - Dried and pickled fish of Izu islands
Chūbu area[]
- - detoxed blowfish ovary in rice-bran
- Hebo
- Inago no Tsukudani
- Konowata
Kinki area[]
- Funazushi
Chūgoku area[]
Shikoku area[]
Kyūshū area[]
Okinawa area[]
- Tofuyo
- Umibudo - A type of edible seaweed with tiny seeds that hang from its stems
See also[]
Categories:
- Japanese cuisine
- Roe