How many do you know associated with “Sakura” dishes or food?

Enjoy Sakura season with food and ingredients

There are many foods and dishes associated with "Sakura" cherry blossoms in Japan.

In Japan, spring is enjoy by naming ingredients and dishes after cherry blossoms!

This picture main dish fish name is ”Sakura-dai (Sakura-snapper)”

They are captured between March and May, the cherry blossom season.

How many do you know Japanese ingredients or dish naming after “Sakura”?

I’ll give you as many as I can think of!

”Sakura-Denbu”（mashed and seasoned fish）

”Sakura-mochi” (Cherry blossom mochi/Japanese sweets)

”Sakura-Ebi”(Sakura shrimp)

“Sakura-ni”(Simmered octopus leg)

“Sakura-yu”(Add pickled cherry blossoms to hot water.Drink like tea)

In addition, companies and stores often sell products with cherry blossoms for a limited time during the cherry blossom season, such as ice cream and cakes.

Not only can you enjoy looking at the cherry blossoms, but you can eat, drink etc and enjoy them with your taste buds!