Local Foods in Kagoshima – Part 2

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Shirokuma

• Read in Japanese: Shirokuma
• Original name: 白熊
• Category: Sweets

Shirokuma is a dessert made by pouring condensed milk over shaved ice and topping it with fruit and other toppings. The name “Shirokuma” was established because of its resemblance to a white bear when viewed from above. It is eaten especially in the summer and is popular among both children and adults in the region.

Jambomochi

• Read in Japanese: Jambomochi
• Original name: ぢゃんぼ餅
• Category: Sweets

Jambomochi is a food made by skewering two sticks onto a rice cake, grilling it, and pouring a sweet sauce made from sugar and soy sauce over the rice cake. It is a traditional food that has been enjoyed in Kagoshima for a long time.

Getanha

• Read in Japanese: Getanha
• Original name: げたんは
• Category: Sweets

Getanha is made by dipping the dough in molasses. The dough is moist, but also has the crisp texture of the molasses. It has long been a favorite food of the local people.

Akumaki

• Read in Japanese: Akumaki
• Original name: あくまき
• Category: Sweets

Akumaki is glutinous rice cooked with lye and wrapped in a bamboo skin.
When eaten, the bamboo skin is peeled off and topped with soybean flour and sugar. It is famous as a unique Kagoshima rice cake sweet.

Karukan

• Read in Japanese: Karukan
• Original name: かるかん
• Category: Sweets

Karukan is a Japanese sweet made from steamed yam. It is a traditional Kagoshima sweet with a soft, sweet aroma of yam and a hint of sweetness.

Pomelo candy

• Read in Japanese: Bontan ame
• Original name: ボンタンアメ
• Category: Sweets

Bontan ame is a candy that is soft and glutinous, with a hint of sweet and sour Bontan flavor. It is a popular sweet for both children and adults in Kagoshima.

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Unshu mikan

• Read in Japanese: Unshu mikan
• Original name: 温州みかん
• Category: Fruits

Unshu mikan is characterized by its thin skin, which is easy to peel and eat, and is said to have originated in Kagoshima.

For local foods (seasoning, noodles) that Japanese people want to eat when sightseeing in Kagoshima, please see the following page.