Omura Sushi
A local dish that has been passed down in Omura since ancient times.
During the ancient time, when feudal lord Omura Sumikore, who had been
defeated in battle and had his territory taken away, fought back and regained
his territory, the people of his territory made pressed sushi and served it to
celebrate.
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It is said to have originated. The reason why it was pressed sushi was because
there weren’t enough tableware to feed a large number of soldiers. It is said that
the people spread large quantities of freshly cooked rice in a shallow wooden
box and quickly made pressed sushi with double toppings, which the soldiers
then ate by cutting it into squares with a wakizashi. Due to this tradition, the locals
have called it “Omura sushi, which means sushi to celebrate winning battles,
and it is still valued as an indispensable dish for celebrations.
Sara-udon
Sara-udon is a signature local dish from Nagasaki. While its name literally means ‘udon
on a plate,’ it actually comes in two distinct styles. The most popular version features crispy,
deep-fried thin noodles.
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However, you can also enjoy it with thick, soft noodles—the same type used in
Nagasaki Chanpon—which are pan-fried to give them a chewy texture.
Both are topped with a thick, savory sauce filled with stir-fried pork, seafood,
and a generous variety of vegetables.
Chanpon
Chanpon is a Japanese cuisine created in Nagasaki.
It was invented to provide a cheap and nutritious meal by the Chinese chef at Shikairo
restaurant in 1899 originally for Chinese students visiting Japan at that time, which is
a noodle dish made with chicken bone and pork bone soup and plenty of seafood and
vegetables from Nagasaki.
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Now, it is one of the popular Japanes cuisine which you can eat any place in Japan.
Takamori Dengaku
Takamori dengaku is the local cuisine in Aso, which a dish created to make the sweet potatoes,
which can only be grown in this region, more delicious and last longer.
As part of Takamori’s culinary culture, it has remained the same since then, with the addition
of some ingredients.
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What we are particular about is that the condiments in Dengaku miso
are exposed to the sun and contain a lot of minerals that have been absorbed, making it
a dish that not only fills your stomach but also maintains your health by eating it.
Kawara soba
Kawara soba is a local cuisine which Soba noodles and meat are cooked together on a Kawara
(stone roof tile) and dipped into a special sauce when eating it.
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It is said that the hints were obtained from the time when during the Seinan civil war in 1877,
soldiers of Satsuma who surrounded the Kumamoto castle used kawara (stone roof tiles) to
cook wild plants and meat.
Yaki Curry
Yaki curry is a local cuisine in Moji, Kitakyushu City.
Yaki curry latterly means baked curry and is curry with rice topped with cheese and/or egg
heated in oven. The melted cheese and soft-boiled egg
combine with the spicy curry to enhance its flavor even more.
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