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Ramen
Niigata Back Fat Ramen
- 15Niigata
A ramen born in Tsubame City, with a soy sauce soup based on seafood dashi such as niboshi, extra-thick noodles, and a large amount of pork back fat on top.

Ramen
Niigata Rich Miso Ramen
- 15Niigata
A Niigata ramen that pairs a rich miso soup with thick noodles, adjusted to the desired strength with wari soup (a separate dilution broth).

Local specialties
Noppe
- 15Niigata
A Niigata simmered dish made mainly of taro, with vegetables and mushrooms cooked in a lightly seasoned broth and thickened.

Local specialties
Sasa Sushi
- 15Niigata
A local sushi of the Joetsu area of Niigata in which vinegared rice is placed on kuma-zasa (bamboo grass) leaves and colorfully topped with mountain vegetables and other ingredients.

B-class classics
Tare Katsudon
- 15Niigata
A Niigata City katsudon in which a freshly fried cutlet is dipped in a sweet-savory soy sauce tare and placed on rice.

B-class classics
Tochio Aburage
- 15Niigata
Tochio's specialty fried tofu from Echigo, larger and thicker than ordinary aburaage, carrying on a tradition dating from the Edo period.