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Narutomaki

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Narutomaki
Narutomaki before slicing
TypeKamaboko
Place of originJapan
Region or stateEast Asia
Main ingredientsSurimi (ground fish)
Other informationUnicode emoji 🍥

Narutomaki (鳴門巻き/なると巻き) or naruto (ナルト/なると) is a type of kamaboko, or cured fish surimi produced in Japan. Each cloud-shaped slice of naruto has a pink or red spiral pattern, which is meant to resemble the Naruto whirlpools in the Naruto Strait between Awaji Island and Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture on Shikoku Island in Japan.

Production

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The city of Yaizu, Shizuoka is known for production of naruto.[1]

Usage

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Naruto is a common topping on Japanese noodles such as Tokyo-style ramen. In some regions of Japan, it is also used as an ingredient of oden and nimono.

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Trivia

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  • Narutomaki has its own Unicode emoji: 🍥 (U+1F365)
  • The word is also used as a slang term for the at sign "@".[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Narutomaki Archived 2018-10-10 at the Wayback Machine at the official website of Yaizu City (in Japanese)
  2. ^ Jacobs, Frank (July 25, 2014). "Digital Monkeys and Virtual Ducks: What to Call the @". Strange Maps #669 at bigthink.com. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
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