Narutomaki

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.

Narutomaki

Narutomaki before slicing
Type	Kamaboko
Place of origin	Japan
Region or state	East Asia
Main ingredients	Surimi (ground fish)
Other information	Unicode emoji 🍥
Media: Narutomaki

Production

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

Usage

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.

Gallery

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  With miso ramen
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  With ramen
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  With kitsune udon
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  With wonton noodles
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  With yakisoba
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  Naruto whirlpools in Naruto, Tokushima, which inspired the shape of narutomaki

Trivia

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

See also

• Food portal

References

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.

External links

• Naruto as a topping on soba (Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum) (in Japanese)
• Knowledge on naruto (Naruto Kitamura Ltd.) (in Japanese)