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Kiritanpo



Kiritanpo is made by mashing cooked new rice coarsely,wrapping it around a skewer made of Akita cedar, and grilling it. During autumn, people share the joy of harvest by cooking mushrooms and other vegetables with local Hinai chicken and then adding in Kiritanpo to make delicious hot pot dish. You can make”Miso Tanpo” by coating Kiritanpo with miso before baking.


Quick Fact
The ingredients of Kiritanpo nabe (a hot pot dish) consist of Kiritanpo, local Hinai chicken, chicken giblets, burdock, Japanese parsley, Jananese green onion, maitake mushroom, and others.