Typical northern seafood flavour, abundant varieties of crabs
There are many kinds of crabs living off the coast of Hokkaido, including the Kegani (Horse Crab), Tarabagani (Red King Crab), Hanasakigani (Spiny King Crab), Zuwaigani (Tanner Crab) and (Benizuwaigani (Red Tanner Crab). Each Crab has its own unique flavours and are very popular nationwide. They are sold live, boiled and tinned and are then cleverly transformed into popular dishes like grilled crab, Teppojiru miso soup and Kani Miso or crab’s brain, all of having their own individual, rich flavour
The main related municipality
Hakodate/Esashi Area Esashi-cho Sapporo/Otaru/Chitose Area Otaru-shi Wakkanai/Mashike/Rumoi Area Wakkanai-shi｜Sarufutsu-mura｜Esashi-cho｜Oumu-cho｜Rebun-cho Kitami/Abashiri Area Abashiri-shi Kushiro/Nemuro Area Kushiro-cho｜Nemuro-shi
