The Bike-Oh Bike Life Institute has released a ranking of the best gourmet foods and sweets to eat on a motorcycle, based on a survey conducted on the institute's Facebook page. According to the survey, the top three items on the list were Murai's "Roast pork cutlet rice bowl" in Fukushima, followed by Tokushima's "Toenyoku Okonomiyaki" and BONADEA's "Raisin Sandwich" in Yamanashi.


The first-place winner, "Roast pork cutlet rice bowl (sauce)" from Murai in Fukushima Prefecture, is famous for its "dekarizakari" menu, with a super-thick cutlet and a refined sweet sauce that is exquisite. The researcher commented, "After long-distance touring, I miss food that contains guts," and "The local government actively supports riders (in Fukushima Prefecture), and the website is full of information. The local government actively supports riders, and its website has good information. The leftover pork cutlets can be taken home as well.


The second place winner was "Mame-ten-tama okonomiyaki," a local gourmet dish from Tokushima Prefecture, which is also a popular touring course. It is an okonomiyaki with sweetened "kidney beans," eggs, and shrimp tempura, and has been handed down only in Tokushima. The researchers commented that "konamono is one of the standard motorcycle gourmet foods" and "touring around the sea and islands is a dream come true for riders.


No. 3 BONADEA "Raisin Sandwich" is a local sweet sold at direct sales outlets in the Fuefuki area of Yamanashi, and is a sandwich of dried grapes made from the Rosario Bianco variety. The researchers commented, "We only use the dried grapes produced that year, so the taste is different every year. It is interesting because it tastes like wine. Yamanashi Prefecture is also a popular area for touring courses that take in Mount Fuji and the Fuji Five Lakes.


Other top choices in the survey included "Suzaku," an autumn-only chestnut sweet from Obusedo in Nagano, and "Sakuraebi Kakiage" from Yui Fishing Port in Shizuoka, which uses an abundance of sakuraebi, a local specialty. The key point of each menu item was that they could be enjoyed in combination with touring.

The institute says, "Gourmet and sweets are a reason to ride a motorcycle. We hope you will enjoy touring with gourmet foods and sweets as your theme.