🍜 Original Aomori NOKKE Don元祖 青森のっけ丼

Located just a 5-minute walk from Aomori Station, the Aomori Fish and Vegetable Center offers fresh local seafood donburi (rice bowls). First, you purchase a bowl filled only with white rice, and then in the market that sells sashimi and prepared side dishes, you can choose your favorite toppings and portions to create your ideal seafood rice bowl. The market features about 25 shops lined up, offering not only fresh seafood but also grilled fish cooked over charcoal. The seafood selection includes a variety of seasonal ingredients such as scallops, rock oysters, sea urchins, tuna, bonito, monkfish, crabs, and fugu (pufferfish). Ingredients are purchased using meal tickets, with a set of 10 tickets costing 2000 yen and a set of 5 tickets costing 1100 yen. A regular bowl of white rice requires 1 ticket, while "tuna belly" costs 3 tickets, allowing for a ticket exchange system for purchasing ingredients. You can discuss with the staff, who speak in the Tsugaru dialect, whether there are any additional ingredients available, enjoying the unique vibrancy and enthusiasm of the market atmosphere. Extra meal tickets can be purchased, allowing you to fill your bowl with your favorite ingredients and indulge in a luxurious seafood donburi.

At the Aomori Fish and Vegetable Center, you can taste local Aomori rice bowls. Arrange your favorite toppings on a bed of rice and enjoy a unique seafood donburi. In addition to seafood, there are about 30 shops offering grilled fish and various side dishes.