Food
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Articles on Ise food: Ise udon, tekone-zushi, Akafuku, Matsusaka beef, local sake and more. Rather than just listing tourist favourites, I try to capture the resident perspective — which shops locals actually go to, what queueing strategy is kinder on the body, what nuances guidebooks tend to skip. Food is the strongest layer of travel memory, so I want to write about it carefully.
Articles
- Tekone-zushi: From a Fisherman's Boat to Mie's Recognized Regional Cuisine
Tekone-zushi began as a bonito fisherman's quick meal on the boats of Shima. How it moved from a sailor's ration to a recognized Mie regional cuisine.