Kumamoto have many special product foods.
Basashi is so famous food in Kumamoto. Basashi is horse beef and cut it thin and people eat raw meat(Basashi). It dip in soy sauce with ginger. Basashi is often eaten at the New Year's festival. Basashi is very fresh meat! A lot of people like Basashi. Basashi like a sashimi. Horse meat is a healthy ingredient that contains a lot of iron contents and the vitamin calcium glycogen. It melts in the mouth when it eats horse and there is sweetness.
Next...Karashirenkon is popular in Kumamoto. Karashirencon is mustard lotus root. Karashirencon is to knead and put mustard soybean paste in the lotus root.
The lotus root excel as a blood-making medicine and have the appetite improvement action in the mustard. Karashi is spicy. I introduce how to make karasshirencon. The space is not in the hole of the lotus root, and it packs, and the mustard miso that mixes the miso, the powder mustard, and honey and makes it has been put for five hours or more.
Jindaiko is representative Japanese-style confectionery of Kumamoto. Jindaiko has a profound feeling. It is a beautiful outline in Sharp. Jindaiko is sweet but it was made small beans and rice cake . This is so delicious.
Do you know Banpeiyu? Banpeiyu is special products in Kumamoto. This is so big orange, it is so sweet and good smell. This is so rich because Banpeiyu is about \3000~¥5000. I think Banpeiyu is best gift for year-end gift. I have ever eat Banpeiyu many times. I recommend that a lot of people eat Banpeiyu.
Do you know Ikinari-dango? Ikunari-dango is so popular in Kumamoto. It is local sweet of Kumamoto.This is made from sweet potato and small beans. It is sweet but It is so healthy. So many people of Kumamoto love Ikinari-dango.
We can make It soon, so people say”Ikinari”. Ikinari-dango is like dumpling. I like Ikinari-dango. Now I want to eat this soon….