Regional cuisine of Kyushu/Okinawa region
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Kibinago Sushi
Kibinago Sushi (きびなご寿司, Kibinago sushi) is a traditional dish from Kagoshima Prefecture, made with kibinago, a small fish cherished by locals. Kibinago...
Kagoshima Ramen
Kagoshima Ramen is a style of ramen from Kagoshima made with straight noodles and a semi-cloudy broth based on pork bones. Unlike the pork-bone broths of Kum...
Shirokuma Kakigori
Shirokuma is a shaved-ice dessert topped with freshly shaved ice, condensed milk, and plenty of fruit and beans. It has long been enjoyed in Kagoshima. The m...
Miyazaki Charcoal-Grilled Chicken
Miyazaki’s local chicken is known as Miyazaki Jitokko, and charcoal-grilled chicken made with it is a well-known regional dish. The meat is tender yet pleasa...
Tsuwabuki
Tsuwabuki (Farfugium japonicum) is a perennial in the daisy family that grows wild in abundance in southern Kyushu. This edible wild plant is prized for its ...
Miyazaki Beef Steak
Miyazaki beef is Japanese Black cattle raised in Miyazaki Prefecture and graded at least 4 for meat quality under standards set by the Japan Meat Grading Ass...
Kamaage Udon
From the Meiji era onward, many people moved to Miyazaki from Shikoku, bringing Shikoku-style udon with them. It evolved locally, and kamaage udon became one...
Nikumaki Onigiri
Nikumaki Onigiri are made by wrapping rice in thin slices of pork leg marinated in a soy-based sauce, then roasting them until golden in the oven. The combin...
Chicken Nanban
A nationally famous regional dish, Chicken Nanban is made by frying battered chicken, then coating it in sweet vinegar sauce while still hot and topping it w...
Jigoku Mushi
Jigoku Mushi, a cooking method practiced since the Edo period, uses the intense heat of steam rising from hot springs to cook food. A variety of ingredients,...
Beppu Reimen
The first cold noodle restaurant in Beppu is said to have opened around 1950. Beppu Reimen is believed to have begun at a restaurant opened by a chef who ret...
Bungo Beppu Bay Chirimen
Shirasu (whitebait) is one of Beppu Bay’s natural gifts. Shirasu fishing has long flourished in Hiji Town, where the catch is dried in the sun to make chirim...
Nakatsu Karaage
Nakatsu Karaage is one of Oita Prefecture’s best-known casual food specialties and is now famous throughout Japan. Nakatsu City has many shops specializing i...
