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On this page, I introduce a list of local foods (fruits, sweets) that Japanese people want to eat when sightseeing in Miyazaki, Kyushu region.
Citrus tamurana
- Read in Japanese: Hyuganatsu
- Original name: 日向夏
- Category: Fruits
This citrus fruit was discovered in Miyazaki, and Miyazaki is the largest producer of this fruit in Japan. The white skin has a slight sweetness, and when eaten with the sour pulp, it has a unique flavor.
Hebesu
- Read in Japanese: Hebesu
- Original name: へべす
- Category: Fruits
It is a specialty of Miyazaki with a refreshing aroma and mild acidity. It is rich in juice, has few seeds, and has a thin rind, making it easy to press and suitable for a variety of dishes.
Nanjakora daifuku
- Read in Japanese: Nanjakora daifuku
- Original name: なんじゃこりゃ大福
- Category: Sweets
A large Daifuku with chestnuts, strawberries and cream cheese inside a mashed sweet bean paste, it is a well-known specialty of Miyazaki.
Cheese bun
- Read in Japanese: Chiizu manju
- Original name: チーズ饅頭
- Category: Sweets
A cookie dough crust wrapped in cream cheese, it is a typical Miyazaki sweet.
The following figure is the example of cheese bun.
Yorunoyuuto, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Tsukiire mochi
- Read in Japanese: Tsukiire mochi
- Original name: つきいれ餅
- Category: Sweets
It is a traditional Miyazaki sweet made by stirring azuki beans and hyuganatsu into rice cakes made of gyuhi (a type of rice flour).
For local foods (seafood, seasoning, vegetables) that Japanese people want to eat when sightseeing in Miyazaki, please see the following page.
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