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What to eat while traveling to Nagasaki?
This page introduces a list of local foods (pork, beef, street foods, noodles, seafood, seasoning, soup, sweets) that Japanese people want to eat when sightseeing in Nagasaki, Kyushu region.
Local foods that Japanese people want to eat?
I want you to know not only must-try foods for foreign tourists but also what Japanese people specifically want to eat when they sightsee in Nagasaki.
Some of the information may be the same and some may be different compared to information for foreign tourists. Hope you find something new.
Toruko rice
- Read in Japanese: Toruko raisu
- Original name: トルコライス
- Category: Pork
This is a Nagasaki-originated dish consisting of pilaf, tonkatsu, and spaghetti on a single plate. It is often served with demi-glace sauce.
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Nagasaki kakuni manju
- Read in Japanese: Nagasaki kakuni manju
- Original name: 長崎角煮まんじゅう
- Category: Pork
It is one of Nagasaki’s specialties, consisting of soft dough sandwiched between tender stewed pork cubes.
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Sasebo burger
- Read in Japanese: Sasebo baga
- Original name: 佐世保バーガー
- Category: Beef
This is a handmade hamburger served in the city of Sasebo, Nagasaki. Since they start making them upon order, you can taste the freshly made deliciousness.
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Lemon steak
- Read in Japanese: Remon suteki
- Original name: レモンステーキ
- Category: Beef
This Nagasaki-originated dish is made by grilling thin slices of meat on a griddle and pouring a lemon-flavored soy sauce-based sauce over the meat just before it is done grilling. It is characterized by the refreshing flavor of lemon.
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Hatoshi
- Read in Japanese: Hatoshi
- Original name: ハトシ
- Category: Street foods
It is a Nagasaki specialty made by sandwiching shrimp paste between bread and deep frying it in oil, and is a popular street food.
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Nagasaki champon noodles
- Read in Japanese: Nagasaki chanpon
- Original name: 長崎ちゃんぽん
- Category: Noodles
This Nagasaki specialty ramen contains many ingredients such as pork, seafood, and vegetables. It features a cloudy soup made from pork and chicken bones and thick noodles.
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Sara udon
- Read in Japanese: Sara udon
- Original name: 皿うどん
- Category: Noodles
It is a dish of thin (or thick) noodles fried to a crisp and topped with a thick sauce and a variety of ingredients. This dish is so popular that it is served in school lunches.
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Goto udon
- Read in Japanese: Goto udon
- Original name: 五島うどん
- Category: Noodles
This is Nagasaki’s udon, considered one of Japan’s three great udon noodles, characterized by its thin noodles, smooth texture, and firmness.
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Deep-fried horse mackerel
- Read in Japanese: Ajifurai
- Original name: アジフライ
- Category: Seafood
Nagasaki has the largest catch of horse mackerel in Japan, and the deep-fried horse mackerel served there is characterized by its freshness and fluffy texture.
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Kincho sauce
- Read in Japanese: Kincho sosu
- Original name: 金蝶ソース
- Category: Seasoning
This Worcestershire sauce is a famous local seasoning in Nagasaki and is characterized by its sour and spicy taste, especially essential for Nagasaki’s famous sara udon.
The following figure is the example of kincho sauce.
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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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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.
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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.
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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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