"Sake zushi" was first said to be made during the Edo period when the Shimazu clan ruled the Satsuma Domain.

流传地区

All of Kagoshima Prefecture

主要食材

Rice, Dried daikon radish, Dried shiitake mushrooms, Boiled bamboo shoot, Tsuke-age/satsuma-age (=fried fishcake), Sea bream, "Akumochizake" (=sake with ash)

“Satsuma Jiru" is a miso soup with a lot of ingredients including chicken. “Satsuma” is present-day Kagoshima Prefecture.

流传地区

The whole prefecture

主要食材

Chicken, dried shiitake mushrooms, konjac, burdock, carrots, radishes, taro, miso, green onions

Kagoshima Prefecture is blessed with a wide range of fishing grounds, including Kagoshima Bay, the East China Sea, and the Pacific Ocean, and is rich in seafood.

流传地区

All of Kagoshima Prefecture

主要食材

Kibinago

In Kagoshima Prefecture, there is a record that since the Edo period, Satsuma Samurais actively held cockfights to raise the morale of the warriors, and the roosters that lost in such fights were…

流传地区

All of Kagoshima prefecture

主要食材

Chicken

‘Tonkotsu’ is a local dish simmered roasted spare rib with ‘shochu’ distilled spirit after grilled, with konjac (yam cake), daikon radish or other vegetables, miso and brown sugar.

流传地区

All of Kagoshima Prefecture

主要食材

Tonkotsu (Spare rib), Konjac(=Yam cake), Daikon radish, Gobou(=Burdock root), Shochu (Distilled Spirit), Miso, Sugar

“Keihan (Chicken rice)" is a typical local dish of the Amami region.

流传地区

Amami area

主要食材

Rice, chicken, dried shiitake mushrooms, eggs, papaya miso-zuke, green onions, tangerine peels, seaweed

"Tsukeage" is called "Satsumaage", "Tempura", or "Fried kamaboko” in other prefectures.

流传地区

The whole prefecture

主要食材

Surimi fish, cotton tofu, local sake, sugar, sweet potato starch

‘Buta Miso’ is a dish made with pork and miso, representative foods of Kagoshima Prefecture. Peanuts and bonito flakes are added in Amami region.

流传地区

All of Kagoshima Prefecture, Amami Region

主要食材

Pork, Miso

“Akumaki” is a traditional snack eaten on “Tango no Sekku,” also known as Children’s Day, and is sometimes called “chimaki.”

流传地区

All of Kagoshima Prefecture

主要食材

Glutinous rice, Lye

“Jambo mochi” is freshly pounded “mochi” (Japanese rice cake) or "dango"(dumpling) made with glutinous rice flour.

流传地区

Kagoshima City

主要食材

Glutinous rice flour, Freshly pounded “mochi” (=Japanese rice cake)

“Gane" is a local dish made from sweet potatoes, a specialty of Kagoshima Prefecture. Kagoshima Prefecture is the number one producer of sweet potatoes in Japan.

流传地区

The whole prefecture

主要食材

Sweet potatoes, carrots, leeks, flour

"Karaimo Gohan"(=Sweet Potato Rice) is a local dish using sweet potatoes, a specialty of Kagoshima Prefecture that is well known throughout the country.

流传地区

All of Kagoshima Prefecture

主要食材

Sweet potatoes, rice

"Karaimo Netabo" is a local dish made from sweet potatoes, a specialty of Kagoshima Prefecture that is well known throughout the country. "Karaimo" means sweet potato.

流传地区

All of Kagoshima Prifecture

主要食材

Sweet potato, Rice cake, Kinako(=Roasted soybean flour)

"Karukan" is a famous confectionery of Kagoshima Prefecture, made from "karukan flour", Japanese yams, and water, and is well known throughout the country.

流传地区

All of Kagoshima Prefecture

主要食材

Karukan flour, Japanese yam, bean jam

"Getanha" is one of Kagoshima's local sweets, made to serve tea to people who gathered in Yokogawa Town (now Kirishima City), which used to be a rice-gathering area.

流传地区

All of Kagoshima Prefecture

主要食材

Cake flour, Baking soda, Brown sugar

"Kasha Mochi" is a rice cake made with "yomogi (a kind of Japanese mugwort) " produced in the Amami region.

流传地区

Amami Area

主要食材

Mugwort, Baking soda, Glutinous rice flour, Sweet potato, Brown sugar, Kumatake orchid leaves

The sushi of Kagoshima Prefecture include “sake-zushi” and “satsuma sumoji”.

流传地区

All areas of the Prefecture

主要食材

Rice, dried shiitake mushrooms, dried kikurage mushrooms, dried daikon radishes, burdock roots, carrost, bamboo shoots, “satsuma-age” fried fish cakes, steamed “kamaboko” fish cakes, peas, local sake

"Butajiru" is another a typical example.

流传地区

The whole prefecture

主要食材

Pork, daikon radish, carrot, taro, konjac, fried tofu, miso

"Hechima Jiru" is a local dish from Kagoshima Prefecture. It consists of miso soup with luffa served in a bowl of somen noodles.

流传地区

All areas in the prefecture

主要食材

hechima (luffa), somen noodles, barley miso, soup stock

Shirokuma is a frozen dessert known throughout Japan which is made by pouring condensed milk over shaved ice and topping it with various colorful toppings such as cherries, raisins, mikan…

流传地区

Prefecture-wide

主要食材

Ice, condensed milk, adzuki beans, fruit

“Fukuregashi” is a local sweet made by steaming a mixture of wheat flour, baking soda, brown sugar, and other ingredients.

流传地区

Entire Prefecture

主要食材

Wheat flour, baking soda, brown sugar, egg, vinegar, honey

“Aburazomen” is a local dish of stir-fried pork, vegetables, and somen noodles.

流传地区

Amami region

主要食材

Pork, somen noodles, chives, dried sardines, dashi stock

When you think of Japanese New Year’s dishes, osechi or zoni may come to mind but in the Amami island region, “sangon” is eaten instead.

流传地区

Amami Area

主要食材

(1st course) rice cake, shiitake mushroom, fish cake (kamaboko), and egg (2nd course) white fish sashimi (3rd course) chicken (or pork), daikon radish, and carrot

“Papaya Pickles” are made by pickling young papaya fruit in salt, followed by additional pickling in miso paste or soy sauce, and are popular as a type of pickled vegetable that can be made easily…

流传地区

Amami Region

主要食材

papaya

Pork bone vegetables" is a dish made by stewing large pieces of pork, tsuwabuki (a type of Japanese radish), kombu (kelp), daikon (Japanese radish), carrots, and koshaman (a native taro) in a large…

流传地区

Amami area

主要食材

Pork, Tsuwabuki, kelp, radish, carrot, koshaman

The giant cuttlefish is another name for the bluefin squid, which is a relatively large squid with a body length of 40 centimeters.

流传地区

Amami area

主要食材

Mizuika (Japanese common squid), squid ink bag (mada), miso, dried bonito flakes

Miki" is a lactic acid fermented beverage made from rice, sweet potatoes and sugar, and is drunk in Okinawa Prefecture as well as in the Amami area.

流传地区

Amami area

主要食材

Rice flour, white sugar, sweet potatoes, water

Brown sugar" is sugar made by cutting sugarcane into small pieces and boiling down the juice squeezed out by a press. It is known as a specialty of the Amami region and Okinawa Prefecture.

流传地区

Amami area

主要食材

sugarcane

In Kagoshima Prefecture, there are some differences between regions, but in the Satsuma area, they are known for "Satsuma Shrimp Zoni," which is a dish with shrimps so big they stick out of the bowl.

流传地区

Satsuma Peninsula

主要食材

Grilled shrimp or dried shrimp, carrots, dried shiitake mushrooms, rice cakes, bean sprouts, kamaboko, taro, garland chrysanthemum

Buri daikon," made with yellowtail and daikon (Japanese radish), a specialty of Kagoshima Prefecture, is a popular winter dish.

流传地区

All over the prefecture

主要食材

Daikon radish, yellowtail