[food]^* Starting with a plain bowl of rice, small portions of toppings (sashimi, pickles, meat) are separately bought and loaded onto the bowl to serve in this Kushiro speciality dish.

[food]^* Unique to Abashiri in Hokkaido Prefecture and using only local ingredients, salmon zangi is mixed with rice and yama-wasabi in this highly unusual lunch dish.

[food]^* A distinct style of shoyu ramen, found only in Asahikawa, which is as much a product of the region's history as of culinary considerations.

[food]^* A speciality dish of the city of Wakkanai, up to twenty-four types of fish and vegetables are used to put together this magnificent stew, cooked and served in a scallop shell.