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Abura-zōmen
is a traditional local dish from the Amami Islands in Kagoshima Prefecture, located in Kyushu, Japan. It is commonly eaten as a home-cooked meal, a casual dish at diners, an item on izakaya menus, or as a light snack in place of sweets. The dish is made by mixing boiled Sōmen, sōmen noodles with a sauce containing oil, which prevents the noodles from sticking together, giving it a distinctive texture. Overview Abura-zōmen is a regional dish from Kyushu, made by stir-frying pork, vegetables, and Sōmen, sōmen noodles (そうめん). While it is similar to Okinawa's ''Chanpurū, sōmen chanpuru'' (そうめんチャンプルー), a distinctive feature of ''Abura-zōmen'' in the Amami region is the addition of dashi broth during the stir-frying process. The emulsion of the stir-frying oil and the broth coats the noodles, giving them a smooth and pleasant texture. Although wheat was not traditionally cultivated and sōmen production was not local to the Amami Islands, Amami r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyushu
is the third-largest island of Japan's Japanese archipelago, four main islands and the most southerly of the four largest islands (i.e. excluding Okinawa Island, Okinawa and the other Ryukyu Islands, Ryukyu (''Nansei'') Ryukyu Islands, Islands). In the past, it has been known as , and . The historical regional name referred to Kyushu and its surrounding islands. Kyushu has a land area of and a population of 14,311,224 in 2018. In ancient times, there is a theory that Kyushu was home to its own independent dynasty, where a unique, southern-influenced culture and tradition distinct from that of Honshu flourished. In the 8th-century Taihō Code reforms, Dazaifu (government), Dazaifu was established as a special administrative term for the region. Geography The island is mountainous, and Japan's most active volcano, Mount Aso at , is on Kyūshū. There are many other signs of tectonic activity, including numerous areas of hot springs. The most famous of these are in Beppu, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
