Introducing the top 10 unmissable local gourmet dishes from the Kagoshima region.
Introducing the top 10 unmissable local gourmet dishes from the Kagoshima region.
When visiting the Kagoshima region, be sure to enjoy the authentic local gourmet dishes at their best.
Table of Contents
Kurobuta shabu-shabu
Kagoshima ramen
Kanpachi
Kurobuta pork cutlet
Kibinago sushi
White shaved ice
Sake sushi
Ryobo mochi
Karukan
Mango Suites
Kurobuta shabu-shabu
Pork is Kagoshima, black pork rose.
“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 water, and eaten with ponzu sauce added with...
Kagoshima ramen
Local flavors recognized per capita ramen shop in Kagoshima, the best in Kyushu
Kagoshima ramen is a ramen in Kagoshima that uses half-turbid soup straight noodles based on tonkotsu. Tonkotsu soup is different from pork bone soup such as Kumamoto and Hakata ramen, and it is c...
Kanpachi
A gem of Kagoshima that is also good crunchy with fat Norinori
Kagoshima amberjack is the largest in Japan. Original food is given according to the growth stage, and is grown in an integrated system that clarifies the aquaculture history for each fish. Fat an...
Kurobuta pork cutlet
“Black Diamonds” and “Treasures of Kagoshima”
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 containing sweet potatoes is a gem that is...
Kibinago sushi
The fish you absolutely want to eat in Kagoshima “Kibinago”
Kibinago is a type of blue fish that is caught throughout the year in the coastal waters of Kagoshima Prefecture, Koshikishima, and Tanegashima. Kibinago can enjoy a variety of dishes such as sash...
White shaved ice
If you eat sweets in Kagoshima, “Shirakuma”
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 and legumes. A syrup based on milk and ...
Sake sushi
A mysterious dish that dobadobakake sake
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 dishes and local sake in a tub and place...
Ryobo mochi
Ryobo mochi loved by Satsuma samurai
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. The etymology of “janbo” is said to be ...
Karukan
Also popular as a souvenir for travelers outside the prefecture
Karukan is known throughout Japan as a famous confectionery of Kagoshima Prefecture, made using Karukan powder, yam, and water. Although there are various theories, the theory that Nariakira Shimaz...
Mango Suites
“Ripe mango”
Mango from Kagoshima prefecture is a “ripe mango” that is completely ripe on the tree until it falls naturally, so it has a mellow aroma and melting sweet taste that you can eat as soon as you buy ...