Editing Niigata Prefecture (section)

===Food===
[[File:Hegisoba_001.jpg|thumb|Hegisoba]]
Niigata is known for the following regional specialities:
* [[Uonuma, Niigata|Uonuma]] [[Koshihikari]] rice
* ''[[Shōyu]]'' (soy sauce) and ''Yofu'' (western-style) ''[[katsudon]]''
* ''[[Shōyu]] [[sekihan]]''
* ''[[Noppe|Noppe stew]]''
* ''Wappa-meshi'' (seafood and rice steamed in a [[bamboo]] basket)
* ''Sasa-[[dango]]'' ([[Mochi (food)|mochi]] balls filled with [[red bean paste]], seasoned with [[mugwort]] and wrapped in [[bamboo]] leaves)
* ''[[Poppo-yaki]]'' (steamed bread flavored with brown sugar)
* ''Hegi-soba'' ([[soba]] from the [[Uonuma, Niigata|Uonuma]] and [[Ojiya, Niigata|Ojiya]] areas, which uses a special kind of seaweed)
* "[[Tsubame, Niigata|Tsubame]]-[[Sanjō, Niigata|Sanjō]] [[ramen]]" (ramen made using thick [[udon]]-style noodles)
* [[Tochio, Niigata|Tochio]] ''[[aburage]]'' (aburaage is called "aburage" in [[Tochio, Niigata|Tochio]])
* ''Kirazu'' (dishes using ''[[Okara (food)|okara]]'')
* ''Kakinomoto'' (edible [[chrysanthemums]])
* ''[[Kanzuri]]'' (a fermented paste from [[Myōkō, Niigata|Myōkō]] made by leaving chili peppers exposed on snow, then adding salt, [[yuzu]], and [[kōji mold]])
* ''[[Yasuda yogurt]]''