Recommended gourmet in Tottori Prefecture! From seafood and crab dishes in SakaiKou soul food and specialty cafes

There are plenty of crab dishes made with fresh fish in the Sea of Japan, and a variety of local gourmet curries. This time, we will introduce a selection of recommended gourmets that you want to taste when you go to Tottori, and shops where you can enjoy the gourmets.

Market in Sakaikou

"SakaiKou", a port town where fresh seafood is abundantly washed, including red-waged crabs and hontuna. Tourists can also buy fresh seafood, and there are several markets where you can taste fresh seafood in the dining hall attached to the sea-food store. Check out the ''Tairyo Ichiba Nakaura'' that boasts a rich selection of items among them!

Specialty gourmet/Tairyo Ichiba Nakaura to taste at the canteen with the market

Among the marine products stores in Sakaikou, the "Tairyo ichiba Nakaura" boasts one of the best selection of products, as well as fresh fish, as well as processed marine products and souvenirs from Sakaikou. The popular No.1 menu of the "Kaisen Shokudo Nakaura" at the same restaurant is "Kani Toro Don" for 1580 yen. The uniquely processed crab paste has a crab umami and a melting texture like tuna toro.

■ Tairyo Ichiba Nakaura

Address: 209 Takeuchi danchi,Sakaiminato
TEL:0859-45-1600
Opening hours: 8:30 to 16:30 (11 to 15:30 at the meal restaurant, Yumigahama)
Holidays: No holidays * kaisen Shokudou Nakaura is closed on Thursday
Transportation: About 10 minutes by car from JR Sakaiminato Station
Parking: 200 cars

Hormonal buckwheat

Local noodles that are made from hormones and other ingredients seasoned with miso-based sauce. They can be eaten at about 30 restaurants and yakiniku shops, mainly in the eastern part of the prefecture.

Hormone Yakisoba - a popular dish with repeat customers / Matsuya

A 65-year-old teppanyaki specialty store. The signboard menu is "Hormone Soba", which is a stir-fried form of Tottori prefecture hormone and thick noodles, for 860 yen. With its puri-puri texture and sweet and sweet, rich flavor, the late piri spicy miso sauce is a secret taste that has been added for more than half a century. Because it is baked in front of you, it is also a nice point that you can taste the hot hot hot.

■ Matsuya

Address: 4-432 Yoshikata Onsen, Tottori
TEL:0857-23-3050
Opening times: 11:30 to 13:30, 17 to 21: 00 LO
Closed: Sunday, National Holidays, Tuesday noon
Transportation: 8 minutes from JR Tottori Station on the Tottori City Circulation Bus Kururi Red Course, 3 minutes on foot
Parking: 10 cars

Specialty Cafe

On the way to get around in Tottori Town, it is also recommended to take a break at the Cafe of Hen-ya. In recent years, more and more shops are focusing on the type of coffee beans, how to grind them, and how to brew them. This time, we introduce a specialty cafe named after the Tottori dunes.

Authentic taste! A unique cafe born in Tottori / Sunaba Coffee Tottori Ekimae Branch

It was born in the wake of a quote by the governor of Shinji Hirai Tottori Prefecture, "There is no staba, but there is the best snaba (sandpit) in Japan." it has been popular since Starbucks Coffee opened in Tottori, and the menu with a unique name unique to Tottori is also fun. You can enjoy ''sand-grilled coffee'' using beans roasted using sand from sand dunes (above photo), ''Sunaba pancake'' 770 yen (below photo) with plenty of cream and fruit.

■ Sunaba Coffee Tottori Ekimae Store

Address: 706, Sakae-machi, Tottori-shi
TEL:0857-27-4649
Opening hours: 8-15: 30 (LO) * Saturday, Sunday and public holidays-19: 30 (LO)
Closed: Wednesday
Transportation: 4 minutes from JR Tottori Station
Parking: None

Ago Katsu curry

Local curry spread in Kotoura, Tottori Prefecture, known as the locality of the ago (flying fish). The minced and fried chin cutlets are placed on the curry to taste. The curry roux uses spices and many seasonings, and has excellent umami and flavor!

Local curry birthplace/restaurant grain

This is the original restaurant that invented "Ago Katsu Curry." The key to the "Ago Katsu Curry" (910 yen) is that the sauce, which contains flying fish stock, is left to sit overnight to bring out its depth of flavor. We also recommend adding Worcestershire sauce to taste. In addition to "Ago Katsu Curry," they also have a selection of Western dishes on the menu, such as "Tarako Spaghetti" (850 yen) and "Cheese Hamburger Steak with Tomato Sauce" (1,290 yen).

■ Restaurant Grain

Address: 392-2 Yabase, Kotoura-cho
TEL:0858-52-1211
Opening hours: 11-15, 17:30-21
Closed: Wednesday (open for public holidays)
Transportation: 20 minutes from Kurayoshi Station on the JR Sanin Main Line, off Yabase Station, 5 minutes on foot
Parking: 10 cars

How was it? There are many exquisite dishes that can only be tasted in Tottori Prefecture that make use of local ingredients. Please enjoy a lot of specialty gourmets when you travel to Tottori.

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