The history, culture, and lifestyles of the area are mixed and condensed in one plate of a local dish that has been passed for generations in mountain and fishing villages throughout Japan. We will introduce various unknown local dishes, also known as the soul food of the Japanese people.

Jakoten

Ehime

The fish paste food everybody in Ehime Prefecture knows

Jakoten

A very popular dish that everybody in Ehime Prefecture knows.
This is a fish paste product made with fresh small fish from the Uwa Sea, minced, shaped into oval balls and deep-fried. The name came from “zako (small fish) ten” altered to “jako ten.” Jakoten has a rich condensed flavor of small fish, and is also rich in nutrition such as calcium, DHA, and EPA.

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