This document summarizes various foods and sweets that are traditional to and popular in the Aso region of Japan. It discusses dengaku (tofu simmered in miso sauce), roll cakes shaped like cows, soba noodles that have been cultivated in the region for 1000 years, akaushi beef, fuuchenduke pickles originating from a local festival, apple pie and other desserts sold at a popular spot called Ringonoki, various ice creams, dagojiru stew, and kimchi produced on local farms.