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Igirisu

Healthy and flavorful! A specialty of Shimabara

A dish made from dried seaweed which is then boiled with rice husk water and water from boiling soy beans, along with carrot, fish, and sometimes even peanuts. The resulting mix is formed into a moist cake. It is served often at weddings, and the name derives from the seaweed at the core of this dish, which is known as ‘Igisu’.

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Name
Igirisu
いぎりす

Unzen, Shimabara

Nagasaki