Furano City is located in the center of Hokkaido and is very easily accessible, just a two-hour drive from Sapporo.

Bustling with tourists every year, the area is famous for its purple carpet-like lavender fields and the spectacular view of Mt. Tokachi.

One of the local B-class gourmet foods in Furano City, Hokkaido is "Furano Curry," which is truly delicious.

Today, I will be explaining about Furano Curry, a local B-class gourmet dish from Furano City, Hokkaido.

What is Furano Curry, Hokkaido's local B-class gourmet food?

Furano City's local B-class gourmet food, "Furano Curry," is, as the name suggests, curry from Furano.

You may be wondering, "Curry in Hokkaido?", but in fact Furano city is famous for its curry, a gourmet dish that uses plenty of fresh vegetables such as potatoes and onions grown in Furano.

Local vegetables are packed with natural energy, and by turning them into curry you can enjoy the great outdoors.

The rich ingredients are simmered slowly, allowing the flavors of the ingredients to blend together and resulting in a very rich flavor. It has a slightly different taste to the curry you usually eat.

A distinctive feature of Furano curry is that it uses vegetables such as fukujinzuke and salad vegetables, and sometimes even pesticide-free vegetables are used.

The history of Hokkaido's local B-class gourmet food "Furano Curry"

It is said that a restaurant called Yuigadokuson popularized "Furano Curry," a local B-class gourmet dish from Furano City, Hokkaido.

This restaurant was founded in 1974 and serves a variety of curries, including curry with homemade sausages and pork curry, and is so popular that there is always a queue.

Yuigadokuson has been featured in various media outlets, and when you visit, you'll immediately understand why it's so popular, with its delicious Furano curry and stylish interior.

There are many restaurants in the city serving delicious curry, including Yuigadokuson, a pioneer of Furano curry.

You can't miss the new local B-class gourmet food "Furano Omelet Curry"

Furano omu-curry is a gourmet dish that combines curry, a national dish, with omu-rice.

Furano has the Furano Omelet Curry Promotion Council Regulations, which list the rules for Furano Omelet Curry.

The six rules are as follows:

Article 1: Use rice produced in Furano and put effort into the rice. Article 2: In principle, use eggs produced in Furano and place a flag in the center of the omelette curry. Article 3: Use "cheese (butter)" or "wine" produced in Furano. Article 4: Stick to using vegetables, meat, and fukujin-zuke (pickles) produced in Furano and Hokkaido. Article 5: Serve a dish using ingredients produced in Furano with "Furano milk." Article 6: Offer the price at 1,000 yen or less excluding tax.

Source: http://furano-omucurry.com/profile.html

In addition to this, there are four other points to increase consumer satisfaction.

Article 1: Always pursue flavor (deliciousness and attention to ingredients) and never disappoint consumers. Article 2: Provide service with a smile to satisfy customers. Article 3: Designate the 6th of each month as "Furano Ome-Curry Day" and provide special service. Article 4: Stores that provide the product will value cooperation (bonds) in order to establish a regional brand that can be trusted by consumers.

As of 2022, there are eight stores serving Furano Omelet Curry, but this number is expected to increase in the future.

This is a new genre of local B-class gourmet food among Furano curry, so be sure to try it when you visit Furano.

About Furano City and access

Nami City in Hokkaido is a small town with a population of about 20,000.
70% of the city area is covered by forests, giving it a natural atmosphere that is different from big cities such as Sapporo and Hakodate.

The name Furano is said to come from the Ainu word "Hura-nu-i" (smell, offal, place).

Furano City has a humid continental climate and is characterized by large temperature differences and heavy snowfall. It is not uncommon for temperatures to drop below minus 30 degrees in winter, with a record low of minus 31.8 degrees recorded in January 2023.

Regarding access to Furano City, it is about a two-hour drive or two-hour train ride from Sapporo, and there are also buses available.

It is about an hour by car or train from Asahikawa.

It is located in the center of Hokkaido, about a two-hour drive or two-hour train ride from Obihiro, so it is easily accessible from anywhere.

The nearest airport is Asahikawa Airport, and the only domestic scheduled flight is to Haneda Airport in Tokyo, so if you are coming from anywhere in Japan, it is common to use New Chitose Airport.

It takes about an hour and a half from Haneda Airport to New Chitose Airport, and about two hours from Osaka Kansai International Airport.

It is about a two and a half hour drive from New Chitose Airport, and another two and a half hours by train, including a transfer in Sapporo.

Tourist attractions in Furano

Finally, we will introduce some tourist spots in Furano City.
First, I would like to introduce Farm Tomita, the birthplace of lavender tourism, which I mentioned briefly at the beginning.

This is Japan's oldest tourist lavender garden, with around 80 types of flowers decorating the hills from spring to autumn.
There are also several cafes and shops on the premises, so you can relax and unwind.

Next, I would like to introduce "Rokugo Forest," a sacred place from "From the North Country."

For fans of "From the North Country," which was broadcast as a TV series from 1981, the museum is a sacred place, and the "Goro Kuroita Log Cabin," which was destroyed in a fire, has been preserved exactly as it was when filming began.

This place is also convenient as it has a shop on the premises where you can purchase souvenirs.

Location of Furano, Hokkaido

summary

Today, we explained about Furano Curry, a local B-class gourmet dish from Furano City, Hokkaido.

This is a flavor that will hook not only curry lovers, but even those who don't usually eat it, so be sure to stop by to try it while sightseeing in Furano.

You will be captivated by the charm of Furano, which is different from other cities in Hokkaido.

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