5 Nagasaki-Specific Local Foods Famous for Japanese – 3

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On this page, I introduce a list of local foods (soup, sweets) that Japanese people want to eat when sightseeing in Nagasaki, Kyushu region.

Guzoni

  • Read in Japanese: Guzoni
  • Original name: 具雑煮
  • Category: Soup

This is a zoni with a variety of vegetables, seafood, and other ingredients, and is served in an earthenware pot.

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Steamed egg custard

  • Read in Japanese: Chawan mushi
  • Original name: 茶碗蒸し
  • Category: Soup

Nagasaki is said to be the birthplace of chawan mushi, which is served in a large bowl with lots of ingredients and the umami of the broth.

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Nagasaki castella

  • Read in Japanese: Nagasaki kasutera
  • Original name: 長崎カステラ
  • Category: Sweets

Nagasaki Castella is one of Nagasaki’s representative sweets, characterized by its fluffy, moist texture and the texture of the granulated sugar that remains at the bottom of the Castella.

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Milkshake

  • Read in Japanese: Miruku seki
  • Original name: ミルクセーキ
  • Category: Sweets

While a typical milkshake is a beverage, Nagasaki’s milkshakes are served as an eating-type cold dessert.

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Kankoro mochi

  • Read in Japanese: Kankoro mochi
  • Original name: かんころ餅
  • Category: Sweets

This is a traditional Nagasaki rice cake made from sweet potatoes. Dried sweet potatoes and glutinous rice are steamed together and then pounded.

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

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I live in Japan and have been doing research focusing on human thought as a PhD.

I am interested in what Japanese people specifically want to eat when they sightsee in an area of Japan.

Let me share area-specific Japan’s famous foods in various categories.

Hope you find something new from a wide range of categories.

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