Chiba, which attracts 13.5 million visitors in spring, is all about Canola flowers! Canola flower Field Crispy Cheese Crackers" bigger than your face will be available in February and March!

2025.02.06 10:00

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Wine bar "Hours - Wine to Sakana" (Address: Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture; Representative: Taiga Koike) will start selling "Canola flower Field Crispy Cheese with Chiba's Blessings & Chiba Wine Pairing Set" on February 12, 2025 (Wednesday), in time for the Canola flower tourism season in Chiba Prefecture.

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Hours Canola flower Field Crispy Cheese Crackers

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Chiba Prefecture attracts many tourists in spring. In March last year, 13.5 million people visited Chiba Prefecture (*Tourism Policy Division, Department of Commerce, Industry and Labor, Chiba Prefecture). Among them, Canola flowers are the most colorful in spring in Chiba Prefecture. Starting with the Canola flower road in Kamogawa City in January, Canola flower events are held throughout the prefecture, attracting many tourists who can enjoy the blossoms until early April. The collaboration of Canola flower field and trains such as Isumi Railway and Kominato Railway has become a hot topic on SNS every year.

The Canola flower crispy cheese cracker is bigger than your face, and the crispy cheese crackers, wine, and ingredients are all produced in Chiba Prefecture.

A wine bar "Hours - wine to sakana", located a minute walk from JR Hon Chiba Station, will start serving a new menu item using Canola flowers in time for Canola flower Day on February 12, 2025. The all-Chiba menu, "Canola Flower Field Crispy Cheese with Chiba Blessings & Chiba Wine Pairing Set," combines ingredients from Chiba Prefecture and wines produced in Chiba Prefecture.

The centerpiece is a crispy cheese cracker larger than your face. The 30-cm-diameter, browned cheese is sprinkled with bright Canola flowers, as if a field of Canola flowers had spread out before your eyes. When the hot anchovy-garlic flavored canola seeds oil is poured on top, the aroma of spring spreads with a sizzling sound.

The three kinds of assorted Chiba Prefecture ingredients are Mineoka Tofu, a local dish created in Chiba Prefecture during the Edo period (1603-1867) and made with a modern arrangement of milk. Seasonal Carottes Râpées" is a refreshing dish with concentrated sweetness. The "Canola Flower Arrabbiata," seasoned with homemade tomato sauce, is an appetizing selection. In addition, a glass of rosé glass wine from Chiba Prefecture, carefully selected by the owner, a sommelier, was carefully considered to pair well with the dishes.

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Hours Canola flowers Crispy Cheese Set

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The impetus for development came from an unexpected voice from a local customer.

Customers who tasted the product said, "I was surprised at how big it was. It really looks like a field of flowers. It is interesting to hear the sound when you pour hot oil on it. They are delicious with wine. It's good after a sightseeing tour of Canola flowers, or even if you can't go to see Canola flowers, you can still enjoy this menu. We have received comments such as "It's good after sightseeing of Canola flowers.

The inspiration for this menu came from a customer who said, "I don't care about local Chiba ingredients and cuisine, and I don't have a chance to eat them." Chiba Prefecture is rich in food ingredients, and we are proud of our local cuisine. Chiba Prefecture is rich in ingredients and has a variety of local cuisine. We carefully selected the ingredients and wines, and made many prototypes of cooking methods, hoping that our customers would take the time to taste the flavors of Chiba, which they had come all the way here to enjoy.

The owner comments, "I was born and raised in Chiba Prefecture, and Canola flowers are familiar to me. This March marks the fifth anniversary of the restaurant's opening and the 900th anniversary of the founding of Chiba Prefecture, so I developed an all-Chiba menu centered around the Canola flower, which are the symbol of Chiba Prefecture. We hope you enjoy tasting Chiba's springtime delights."

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