"Perotto"
"Perotto"
Mt. Chokai & Tobishima Island Geopark Certified Products
Experience a taste of the land and its story. These certified products are recognized for showcasing the unique aspects and appeal of the region and its resources. The “Perotto” program encourages enjoyment of local products, and promotes local industry that utilizes the geopark’s resources.
*Information about individual certified products is under construction and will be added at a future date.
All
Yurihonjō Area
Nikaho Area
Yuza Area
Sakata/Tobishima Island Area
Packaged Products
Restaurant Menu
- Chokai Butter Castella
- This castella is designed to look like Mt. Chokai. In addition to its mountain-like shape, almonds d...
- Shaved Milk Ice with Fig Compote
- This product is made with figs grown in the Ōtake area of Nikaho City. The figs are cooked into a co...
- Yurihonjō Foil-Baked Apple Pie
- This dessert is made using five varieties of apple grown in Yurihonjō, baked together in a foil wrap...
- Junmai Daiginjō Sake “Chokaisan”
- This sake is made using the underground water of Mt. Chokai and rice cultivated along the Koyoshi Ri...
- Rice Kōji Miso
- This miso is made with a local variety of rice ("Akita Komachi") made into rice kōji and simmered in...
- Grape Juice from Wine Grapes
- This grape juice is 100% juice made from wine grapes with a rich, full-bodied flavor. The grapes...
- Yuri Volcano Cake
- This product is a collaboration between a local cake shop and Akita Prefectural Yuri Special Edu...
- Chokai Pudding
- This pudding is made with a steam-baking method and uses milk from Jersey cows carefully raised on t...
- Raspberry Ice Cream
- Raspberries are suited to relatively cool temperatures, making them a good crop to grow on a pla...
- Snacks from the Sea (Dog Treats)
- Sharks are low in allergens and high in nutrients, protein, and collagen. The pacific spiny dogfish ...
- Yamachō Brown Rice Bread
- This bread is made with brown rice (Sasanishiki variety) from Yamachō, an organic brand grown in the...
- Grilled Sandwich (Fig and Sliced Ham, Fig and Camembert Cheese)
- Available in two flavors, this French-style grilled sandwich combines ham or cheese with the delicio...
- Nikaho Ōtake Fig Poundcake “Adam and Eve”
- This poundcake is made with a mixture of dried figs and fig kanroni (figs preserved by simmering in ...
- Fig Pie
- The Ōtake area of Nikaho City is said to be the northernmost limit of where figs are grown in Ja...
- Hiraizumi Yamahai Junmai Sake
- First established in 1487 during Japan's Muromachi period, Hiraizumi has continued as a beloved loca...
- Nikaho Loach Senbei
- These senbei crackers are made from loaches (dojō in Japanese), freshwater fish that are high in...
- Japanese Honeybee Honey
- Japanese honeybees collect nectar from a wide variety of flowers in the fields and mountains of ...
- Handmade Mt. Chokai Senbei
- These senbei crackers are made using rice grown in the Kisakata area (Nikaho City) with water fr...
- Nikaho Marugoto Special: Mt. Chokai Volcanic Rock Plate Barbecue
- Nikaho City has an unusual terrain, with a distance of only 16 km between the summit of Mt. Chok...
- Paprika Salt YUZA
- This product is made with 100% Yuza Town ingredients—water from the sea off the coast off Yuza Town,...
- Ljutenica: Bulgarian Vegetable Paste
- Ljutenica is a traditional vegetable paste or relish from Bulgaria. This ljutenica is made with vege...
- Yuza Curry
- This local curry features rice and vegetables cultivated in the bountiful Shōnai Plain, which is...
- Mt. Chokai Tomato Juice
- This tomato juice is made from fully-ripe mini tomatoes grown in Yuza Town. Each bottle of juice co...
- Yuza Curry Bread
- This bread is made with the signature curry of Yuza Town to give you a taste of the local region. On...
- Mt. Chokai Curry Roux
- Mt. Chokai Curry Roux was created by the homemakers, chefs, and manufacturers of Yuza Town who l...
- Yuza Menma Bamboo Shoots
- Mt. Chokai is said to produce high-quality mōsō bamboo. The people of Yuza Town have enjoyed mōsōjir...
- Michinoku Yamagata Doburoku “Kurodobu”
- Doburoku is a type of unfiltered sake with a sweet, full-bodied flavor. This doburoku is made wi...
- Yuza Town Local Cuisine “Nikumochi”
- Nikumochi is a local cuisine of Yuza Town, traditionally eaten after the exhausting work of planti...
- Mt. Chokai Mōsōjiru Bamboo Soup
- In the Shōnai region, mōsōjiru bamboo soup is eaten in the spring. It is made with miso and sake...
- Yuza Geo Lunch Box
- This bento lunch box is filled with local ingredients and designed to look like snow-capped Mt. ...
- Yuza Curry (Ready-Made Set)
- A ready-made set of Yuza Curry that you can prepare in your own home. This local curry features ...
- Seaweed Relish “Dashi of the Sea”
- "Dashi of the Sea" uses a combination of wild seaweeds harvested from the area around Tobishima ...
- River Crab Soup
- The Gakkō-gawa River system, where river crabs live, has many rivers that are supplied by spring...
- Dried Sweet Potato Karintō
- This product is made with sweet potatoes grown on Mt. Chokai without using any agricultural chemical...
- Rice Flour Baumkuchen: Plain, Chocolate, Chokai Plateau Yogurt, La France Pear
- This baumkuchen is made with 100% rice flour from Sakata in the Shōnai Plain. Other local ingredient...
- Rice Flour Baumkuchen: Ripe Shōnai Melon Flavor
- This baumkuchen is made with 100% rice flour from the Shōnai Plain and fruit from Sakata City specia...
- Sweet Potato Ice Cream
- This richly flavored ice cream is made with sweet potatoes grown on Mt. Chokai. The field where they...
- Herring Soba with Grated Yam
- Nishin soba, or herring soba, is a specialty from Kyoto that was originally made with dried herring ...
- Dried Sweet Potato
- This product is made with sweet potatoes grown on Mt. Chokai without using any agricultural chemical...
- Gosuke’s Handmade Soba
- These soba noodles are made with flour from buckwheat grown and sun-dried in the Tazawa area of Saka...
- Gosuke’s Handmade Soba (Takeout)
- The takeout version of Gosuke's handmade soba (see page for details). The pack includes instruct...
- Pear Wine “Muse” Sparkling
- The Kariya area of Sakata City is located on the banks of the Arase River, which flows through the S...
- “Yoshiko-chan” Rice Dessert
- This sweet treat is made from mochi rice grown in the Shōnai Plain, known as an important region for...
- Mt. Chokai Ōdaino Soba
- Buckwheat is grown on the Chokai Plateau, located on the southern side of Mount Chokai. This wid...
- Godo-imo Shōchū “Tobishima”
- Tobishima Island is a small island located 39 km off the coast of Sakata City, about 10 km in ci...
- Junmai Ginjō Sake “Gokuraku Chokai-jin”
- This junmai ginjō sake is made using rice grown in fields that are supplied by water from Mt. Chokai...
- Pear Wine “Muse”
- The Kariya area of Sakata City is located on the banks of the Arase River, which flows through t...
- Seasonal Colors Lunch Set
- This lunch set is a collaboration with the farmers market in the Yawata area of Sakata City. Design...
- Dried Sweet Potato Karintō
- This product is made with sweet potatoes grown on Mt. Chokai without using any agricultural chemical...
- Yamachō Brown Rice Bread
- This bread is made with brown rice (Sasanishiki variety) from Yamachō, an organic brand grown in the...
- Chokai Butter Castella
- This castella is designed to look like Mt. Chokai. In addition to its mountain-like shape, almonds d...
- Paprika Salt YUZA
- This product is made with 100% Yuza Town ingredients—water from the sea off the coast off Yuza Town,...
- Rice Flour Baumkuchen: Plain, Chocolate, Chokai Plateau Yogurt, La France Pear
- This baumkuchen is made with 100% rice flour from Sakata in the Shōnai Plain. Other local ingredient...
- Rice Flour Baumkuchen: Ripe Shōnai Melon Flavor
- This baumkuchen is made with 100% rice flour from the Shōnai Plain and fruit from Sakata City specia...
- Ljutenica: Bulgarian Vegetable Paste
- Ljutenica is a traditional vegetable paste or relish from Bulgaria. This ljutenica is made with vege...
- Yurihonjō Foil-Baked Apple Pie
- This dessert is made using five varieties of apple grown in Yurihonjō, baked together in a foil wrap...
- Nikaho Ōtake Fig Poundcake “Adam and Eve”
- This poundcake is made with a mixture of dried figs and fig kanroni (figs preserved by simmering in ...
- Sweet Potato Ice Cream
- This richly flavored ice cream is made with sweet potatoes grown on Mt. Chokai. The field where they...
- Fig Pie
- The Ōtake area of Nikaho City is said to be the northernmost limit of where figs are grown in Ja...
- Junmai Daiginjō Sake “Chokaisan”
- This sake is made using the underground water of Mt. Chokai and rice cultivated along the Koyoshi Ri...
- Herring Soba with Grated Yam
- Nishin soba, or herring soba, is a specialty from Kyoto that was originally made with dried herring ...
- Hiraizumi Yamahai Junmai Sake
- First established in 1487 during Japan's Muromachi period, Hiraizumi has continued as a beloved loca...
- Dried Sweet Potato
- This product is made with sweet potatoes grown on Mt. Chokai without using any agricultural chemical...
- Gosuke’s Handmade Soba (Takeout)
- The takeout version of Gosuke's handmade soba (see page for details). The pack includes instruct...
- Mt. Chokai Tomato Juice
- This tomato juice is made from fully-ripe mini tomatoes grown in Yuza Town. Each bottle of juice co...
- Rice Kōji Miso
- This miso is made with a local variety of rice ("Akita Komachi") made into rice kōji and simmered in...
- Grape Juice from Wine Grapes
- This grape juice is 100% juice made from wine grapes with a rich, full-bodied flavor. The grapes...
- Yuri Volcano Cake
- This product is a collaboration between a local cake shop and Akita Prefectural Yuri Special Edu...
- Yuza Curry Bread
- This bread is made with the signature curry of Yuza Town to give you a taste of the local region. On...
- Pear Wine “Muse” Sparkling
- The Kariya area of Sakata City is located on the banks of the Arase River, which flows through the S...
- Mt. Chokai Curry Roux
- Mt. Chokai Curry Roux was created by the homemakers, chefs, and manufacturers of Yuza Town who l...
- Yuza Menma Bamboo Shoots
- Mt. Chokai is said to produce high-quality mōsō bamboo. The people of Yuza Town have enjoyed mōsōjir...
- Chokai Pudding
- This pudding is made with a steam-baking method and uses milk from Jersey cows carefully raised on t...
- Nikaho Loach Senbei
- These senbei crackers are made from loaches (dojō in Japanese), freshwater fish that are high in...
- Michinoku Yamagata Doburoku “Kurodobu”
- Doburoku is a type of unfiltered sake with a sweet, full-bodied flavor. This doburoku is made wi...
- Japanese Honeybee Honey
- Japanese honeybees collect nectar from a wide variety of flowers in the fields and mountains of ...
- “Yoshiko-chan” Rice Dessert
- This sweet treat is made from mochi rice grown in the Shōnai Plain, known as an important region for...
- Yuza Town Local Cuisine “Nikumochi”
- Nikumochi is a local cuisine of Yuza Town, traditionally eaten after the exhausting work of planti...
- Mt. Chokai Ōdaino Soba
- Buckwheat is grown on the Chokai Plateau, located on the southern side of Mount Chokai. This wid...
- Handmade Mt. Chokai Senbei
- These senbei crackers are made using rice grown in the Kisakata area (Nikaho City) with water fr...
- Mt. Chokai Mōsōjiru Bamboo Soup
- In the Shōnai region, mōsōjiru bamboo soup is eaten in the spring. It is made with miso and sake...
- Yuza Geo Lunch Box
- This bento lunch box is filled with local ingredients and designed to look like snow-capped Mt. ...
- Yuza Curry (Ready-Made Set)
- A ready-made set of Yuza Curry that you can prepare in your own home. This local curry features ...
- Seaweed Relish “Dashi of the Sea”
- "Dashi of the Sea" uses a combination of wild seaweeds harvested from the area around Tobishima ...
- Raspberry Ice Cream
- Raspberries are suited to relatively cool temperatures, making them a good crop to grow on a pla...
- Godo-imo Shōchū “Tobishima”
- Tobishima Island is a small island located 39 km off the coast of Sakata City, about 10 km in ci...
- Junmai Ginjō Sake “Gokuraku Chokai-jin”
- This junmai ginjō sake is made using rice grown in fields that are supplied by water from Mt. Chokai...
- Pear Wine “Muse”
- The Kariya area of Sakata City is located on the banks of the Arase River, which flows through t...
- Shaved Milk Ice with Fig Compote
- This product is made with figs grown in the Ōtake area of Nikaho City. The figs are cooked into a co...
- Grilled Sandwich (Fig and Sliced Ham, Fig and Camembert Cheese)
- Available in two flavors, this French-style grilled sandwich combines ham or cheese with the delicio...
- Yuza Curry
- This local curry features rice and vegetables cultivated in the bountiful Shōnai Plain, which is...
- Gosuke’s Handmade Soba
- These soba noodles are made with flour from buckwheat grown and sun-dried in the Tazawa area of Saka...
- Nikaho Marugoto Special: Mt. Chokai Volcanic Rock Plate Barbecue
- Nikaho City has an unusual terrain, with a distance of only 16 km between the summit of Mt. Chok...
- River Crab Soup
- The Gakkō-gawa River system, where river crabs live, has many rivers that are supplied by spring...
- Seasonal Colors Lunch Set
- This lunch set is a collaboration with the farmers market in the Yawata area of Sakata City. Design...
