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Ariake Sea cuisine

There are many rare creatures in the Ariake Sea. You may broil, boil, or fry 'mudskippers,' 'eel gobies,' 'black cow tongue (tonguefsh),' 'ark shells,' etc.
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Ariake Sea cuisine

Sake

Sake from Kashima, made from subterranean water of sacred Mt. Taratake and rice grown in the southmost area of the Saga Plain, has won numerous awards both domestically and abroad.
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Sake


Grilled oysters

Oyster from the Ariake Sea is adequately seasoned with salt, and the fragrance of salt spreads all over in the mouth if it is grilled with charcoal.
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Grilled oysters

Funankogui dishes

“Funankogui” is a local dish made by wrapping a crucian carp in kelp and boiling it with radish, burdock, etc.
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Funankogui dishes


Fermented food

Nukazuke and narazuke (Japanese pickled foods) made from seafood from the Ariake Sea and vegetables are traditional fermented food. Also, ganizuke made by grinding crabs and fermenting them goes very well with sake.
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Fermented food

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