Regional cuisine of Kagoshima region
Seared bonito
Makurazaki City is located at the southernmost tip of the Satsuma Peninsula and is blessed with rich nature, and forest nutrients are poured from the river t...
Yosedofu
“Yose tofu” is a process called “yose” in the process of making cotton tofu that is scooped up at a stage where the tofu has not yet solidified, and it has a...
Ryobo mochi
It is a typical confectionery of Kagoshima with plenty of thick sugar and soy sauce sauce on dumplings made with glutinous rice flour stabbed on two skewers....
Yamakawazuke
The Yamakawa district of Ibusuki City, Kagoshima Prefecture, where Yamakawazuke is handed down, is located at the foot of Mt. Kaimondake at the southern end ...
Sake sushi
When Yoshihiro Shimazu, who was the lord of the domain at that time, held a banquet for cherry blossom viewing in the Edo period, the maid put the remaining ...
Kagoshima black beef
“Kagoshima black beef” has a melting texture woven from marbling with a low melting point called unsaturated fatty acids, which is woven into a fine and soft...
Kurobuta shabu-shabu
“Kurobuta shabu-shabu” is a pork dish of Kagoshima prefecture's brand pork, “Kagoshima black pork,” which is thinly sliced, dipped into a pot of boiling wate...
Kurobuta pork cutlet
The history of Kagoshima black pork is old, and it has a history of 400 years. In the rich nature of Kagoshima, the quality of meat grown freely with feed co...
Chicken rice (Keihan)
Keihan is a local dish made in the Amami archipelago in Kagoshima Prefecture, and is close to dashi chazuke. Chicken rice is served with a variety of ingred...
White shaved ice
Shirakuma is a sweet that has long been popular in Kagoshima for shaved ice made with condensed milk on freshly shaved ice and abundantly topped with fruits ...
Akumaki
Akumaki is a mochi confectionery unique to Kagoshima Prefecture, which is eaten mainly at Tango no Sekku (Tango no Sekku), and is sometimes called “chimaki”....
Jumbo mochi (janbo-mochi)
“Janbomochi” is a dish that has been popular since ancient times in Kagoshima Prefecture, with two dango skewers made from freshly cooked mochi and glutinous...