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= Gotchigurume =

Gotchigurume (ご当地グルメ or 御当地グルメ) is a generic term for dishes that were developed as part of regional promotional activities in specific areas of Japan. Literally translated as "local gourmet food," this term first entered the Japanese vocabulary around the year 2000 when many many local chamber of commerces in Japan began working on tourist promotional activities. Two closely related terms in Japanese are B-class gourmet food (B級グルメ) and B-1 Grand Prix Publicly Recognized Products (B-1グランプリ公認商品). Although gotchigurume is a term for Japanese regionally branded dishes, the same process of food branding can be seen around the world.

History
In 2007, the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries selected 23 local gourmet dishes as the Top 100 Popular Local Cuisines along with Top 100 Local Cuisines of Rural Villages. Such dishes include Utsunomiya gyōza, which has been branded since 1991. The key point is the regionality of this product rather than its precise shape or ingredients, since Utsunomiya gyōza appears in many forms. Another example is tonkotsu ramen, a pork noodle dish that originated in Hakata in northern Kyushu. Additional examples include Sasebo burgers from Sasebo City in Nagasaki Prefecture [参考資料を追加] as well as Atsugi Shirokoro Horumonyaki'' from Atsugi City, Kanagawa Prefecture.