If you’re going to eat on a trip, you might as well try foods or specialties that are unique to the region or area you visit, right? It should be one of the great fun of traveling. But on the other hand… There are probably many people who wish they could enjoy these unique foods or specialties of each region at home. In order to satisfy the demands of consumers, there had already been order delivery services for food ingredients such as vegetables, meat, seafood, and some processed foods. It enabled you to enjoy local seasonal food ingredients or some processed foods. These have become well known as “O-Toriyose” services. It means so-called “Online-order” service. However, the products that were sold were usually limited to foodstuffs that could be frozen and transported, or some pre-processed foods. In recent years, as the use of online shopping by the consumers has increased, the market of this “O-Toriyose” services has become very large. The variety of food products has also increased enormously. As a result, you can purchase even food ingredients, dishes or specialties that you would normally require a visit to each region or area to try them, through “O-Toriyose” services. Some products are delivered with all the necessary preparations, while others are delivered already prepared (to be defrosted or heated before eating). All of them are really hassle-free and delicious. When you actually order it, you will surely think what a wonderful time it is to enjoy delicious food so easily. Of course, a great deal of effort is put into developing these products. It’s not the same as serving food prepared in the restaurant right there, so it’s made specifically for that serving case according to how it’s stored during transportation and how it’s prepared at the destination. Usually, the ingredients used for the dishes are also carefully selected from the region or area, and chefs from famous or long-established restaurants are involved in the supervision of the dishes. They are filled with many particulars and feelings. After all, through these products, they would be introducing the local/regional specialties to the rest of the country. There are quite a few products that can be ordered from overseas, so please give it a try.

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As you all might know, the recent global outbreak of the new coronavirus had caused a very big damage to the restaurant and tourism industry all over the world. This is one of the reasons for the development and diversification of this “O-Toriyose (Online-order) Gourmet” and the expansion of demand. Therefore, we have some complicated emotions when recommending them, but the quality of each product is really excellent. So please take these opportunities to try them out. And of course, when you visit Japan, we hope you will actually visit and enjoy them in each region.