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 Shikoku in Japan. The word is also used as a slang term for the at sign "@".[1]
Naruto whirlpools (naruto no uzushio)
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.
See also
Food portal
References
- Jacobs, Frank (July 25, 2014). "Digital Monkeys and Virtual Ducks: What to Call the @". Strange Maps #669 at bigthink.com. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
- Narutomaki Archived 2018-10-10 at the Wayback Machine at the official website of Yaizu City (in Japanese)
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- Naruto as a topping on soba (Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum) (in Japanese)
- Knowledge on naruto (Naruto Kitamura Ltd.) (in Japanese)
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