4 Nagasaki-Specific Local Foods Famous for Japanese – 4

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

Yoriyori

  • Read in Japanese: Yoriyori
  • Original name: よりより
  • Category: Sweets

It is called yoriyori in Nagasaki because of its spiral shape. This sweet has a firm, moderate sweetness and savory flavor.

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Poruto

  • Read in Japanese: Poruto
  • Original name: ぽると
  • Category: Sweets

This is a sweet made of yuzu-flavored yokan sandwiched between cookies, and has long been popular in Sasebo, Nagasaki.

Kurusu

  • Read in Japanese: Kurusu
  • Original name: クルス
  • Category: Sweets

This is a historical sweet with ginger-flavored white chocolate sandwiched between thin, crispy dough.

Loquat jelly

  • Read in Japanese: Biwa zeri
  • Original name: びわゼリー
  • Category: Sweets

Nagasaki produces the largest amount of loquat in Japan, and this sweet is made by removing the seeds from a loquat and wrapping the whole loquat in jelly.

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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 local foods famous for Japanese in various categories.

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

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