Narutomaki Knowpia

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. The word is also used as a slang term for the at sign "@".^[1] It is represented by the emoji 🍥.

*Narutomaki* (upper-left) served on *miso* ramen

Production edit

The city of Yaizu, Shizuoka is known for production of naruto.^[2]

Usage edit

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.

References edit

^ 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)