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Towada Bara Yaki
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A dish from Towada City, Aomori Prefecture, in which beef belly and plenty of onions are cooked on an iron griddle with a sweet-savory soy-based sauce.
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- Main ingredients
- beef belly, onion, sweet-savory soy-based sauce (some restaurants also add green pepper, carrot, cabbage, bean sprouts, and shimeji mushrooms)
- History and origin
- It is said to have been born in Misawa City shortly after the war and to have spread to Towada City, which shares the same cultural sphere. One theory holds that the background was the U.S. military's cheap disposal of beef belly. Bara-yaki, long loved locally, was branded as "Towada Bara Yaki" in 2009 (Heisei 21), with the citizens' group Towada Bara-yaki Seminar leading the promotion.
- When it is eaten
- As Towada's soul food, it is offered by many restaurants, and it is also made at home using store-bought sauce or each family's own sauce.
- How it is eaten
- It is stir-fried on an iron griddle while being coated in the sauce, and cooked down until the onions turn amber before eating.
Sources
- 100年フード（青森県）| 文化庁 · Government agency · Source checked 2026-10-12
- 十和田バラ焼きの歴史 | 十和田バラ焼きゼミナール · Industry association · Source checked 2026-10-12
- 十和田バラ焼きって | 十和田バラ焼きゼミナール · Industry association · Source checked 2026-10-12
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