“Gyohan” Certified as a 100-Year Food by the Agency for Cultural Affairs!

It has been certified in the “Traditional 100-Year Food Category – Local Cuisine Continuing Since the Edo Period” of the Agency for Cultural Affairs’ “100-Year Foods” program, which recognizes food cultures rooted in local communities.

○ 100-Year Food Certification Criteria
Food cultures that meet all of the following criteria ① through ③ are certified as “100-Year Foods.”
① Regional food culture that has been nurtured through creativity and ingenuity while making use of local characteristics within the region’s climate, history, and customs
(Food culture with stories rooted in the region, not uniform ingredients or processed foods found nationwide)
② Food culture that has been passed down and consumed across generations within the region
(Food culture that exists today, having been inherited over two or more generations within the regional community, not simply a dish by one person or one restaurant)
③ Food culture for which there exists an organization that declares its commitment to preserving it as a source of regional pride for over 100 years

○ Categories
① Traditional 100-Year Food Category – Local dishes passed down since the Edo period –
② Modern 100-Year Food Category – Food cultures created in the Meiji and Taisho eras –
③ Future 100-Year Food Category – Aim for 100 years! –
*Category ① also includes food cultures that have continued since before the Edo period.

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