Komachi rice is grown in Akita prefecture, and is used at 50 different breweries to make sake.
Recently, five of these breweries gathered to form the ASPEC, or, Akita Sake Promotion and Export council. Their website can be found here.
There is also kiritampo, mashed rice that is baked on a stick. It is then either seasoned with miso sauce or added to a stew.
While we’re looking at carbs, Akita has its own kind of udon called Inaniwa udon. The noodles have been around since 1665, and is considered a “supreme noodle” that was once limited to the Imperial Household. According to the website, though, why these noodles are so “supreme” is a bit of a mystery due to its “time-honored secret recipe”.
As far as meat, Akita has hanai chicken, a breed reputed to be particularly delicious, and hatahata, a fish that is known to be attracted to the water surface by lightning and is eaten around New Years and other celebrations.
There are several ramen shops in the Akita prefecture. For a list of locations, look here. In Akita City specifically, there several restaurants specializing in “international” cuisine, such as Indian, Jamaican, Ethiopian, and Sri Lankan. Western fast food chains include McDonalds, Starbucks, KFC, and Pizza Hut.
Related sites
http://www.aiu.ac.jp/en/aiu/doc/Akita.swf
http://www.acvb.or.jp/en/sightseeing/souvenir.html
http://www.akitajet.com/wiki/index.php?title=Akita_City#Local_Restaurants
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