After the inside fo the fish is cleaned, it is soaked in sauce and grilled. This is Higashi-Harima's speciality. Oshizushi and chirashizushi are also delicious. Octopus raised in the fast currents of the Akashi Straits has firm meat and excellent taste. Oyster Oyster is raised in Aioi Bay in the Nishi-Harima District.
Raw oyster sprinkled with lemon juice is a perfect appetizer.
Rice boiled with oyster and deep-fried oyster are also popular. Somen has been made in the Harima District since the Edo era. Izushi Soba Izushi soba are noodles served on a small white izhushi-yaki plate, and are a traditional dish of the town of Izushi from the Edo era. It is a unique chewy, blackish noodle with a simple, clean flavor. Kanisuki Matsuba crab, produced in the Japan Sea, is an indispensable dish in Tajima in winter.