Kumamoto foods

Basashi is typical food in Kumamoto. It is eaten raw, because it has not strong aroma. People of Kumamoto eat it with soy of garlic. It contains a lot of iron and protein. In Kumamoto, the food is available on supermarket. In addition, Kumamoto is famous for water is delicious because it is purveying by ground water. I first drank it, very well! Karashi Renkon is made from Renkon. The recipe is that stuff Renkon hole with mustard. After that, deep-fry them. Ikinari Dango is staple dissert in Kumamoto. It wraps up bean paste and sweet potato in rice dumpling, and is steamed. It owes the name to Kumamoto dialect. In Kumamoto, when they say “Ikinari”, it means “soon” in English. Since they could cook it soon for arrival of unexpected guests, it was named Ikinari Dango. (137 words)