Thinly sliced pork is swished quickly in the boiling water and
dipped in sauce to eat. The meal lets you savor the flavor of
Kagoshima Berkshire Pork fed on sweet potato.
Shochu distilled spirit is mostly made from sweet potatoes. One can
enjoy drinking it on the rocks, in cocktails or with cold or hot
water. In Amami Islands, shochu is made from brown sugar taken from
sugar cane.
A richly flavored soup made from pork bones as well as chicken
bones and vegetables, and noodles that are slightly on the thicker
side characterizes a typical Kagoshima ramen. It is a hearty,
satisfying meal.
Satsuma-age is a local delicacy of Kagoshima that is made of fresh
fish paste seasoned with distilled spirits called shochu.
Traditionally called "Tsuki-age" in Kagoshima, it is highly
cherished by people here. There is a great variety of fillings
these days that include cheese, sweet potato, and lotus root, among
others.
Kagoshima's Kuroge Wagyu was perfected after many improvements made
in the local breed. Savor the finely marbled tender flesh and
smooth texture.
Kagoshima, which prides itself as Japan's second largest producer
of greentea, is also famous for the earliest first-harvest greentea
in the country for its mild climate.
Kagoshima is the leading cultivation and production region for
unagi in Japan. Rich in vitamins A and E, unagi is thought to lower
cholesterol levels and to help prevent hardening of the
arteries.
Facing the Pacific Sea and Kinko Bay and blessed with bountiful
seafood and other marine resources, Kagoshima offers a rich variety
of authentic seafood cuisine such as sashimi, fried fish, and
boiled fish that are all characterised by their freshness and
excellent taste.
Among Kagoshima's most famous chicken dishes are the local
traditional Chicken Rice dish of Amami Oshima and the Satsuma Local
Chicken cuisine that counts itself among the three greatest local
chicken dishes in Japan. You can enjoy chicken on a skewer, as
sashimi, or in any other number of original dishes.
Japanese confectionaries and Western sweets unique to Kagoshima
include Karukan (cakes made from yams, rice powder and sugar),
Akumaki (glutinous rice mixed with lye and wrapped in the skin of a
bamboo shoot) and Sweet Potato, all tasty souvenirs that are sure
to please your friends and family.
There is a lot of delicious fruits of the sea and riches of the
land in Kagoshima such as Tonkotsu (slowly stewed pork chops) and
Satsuma Age (fried fish cake). Needless to say, they are perfect
accompaniments to Shochu (distilled spirit made from sweet potato),
which has recently become popular.
