Umashio Pretzels are sold by Okiko Co., Ltd. and made at Saito Seika’s Tsu Plant. You can buy them at the airport and at roadside stations in Okinawa.

You can also buy it on Amazon, Rakuten and other online stores, so take a look.

Umashio Pretzels

Umashio Pretzels come in several pack sizes:

• 1 box… 2 packs
• 4 boxes… 8 packs

are the sizes available.

The pack sizes are finely divided, which makes it easy to pick the one you want.

Umashio Pretzels: our impressions

Open the box and you find two packs of 13 Umashio Pretzel sticks.

The Ishigaki salt comes through clearly — a distinctly salty pretzel, with a hint of sweetness toward the end.

If you are looking for something similar, think Pocky or Pretz.

I forgot to measure it, but it is about 15 cm — roughly the same size as a Pocky stick.

This is just my impression, but if I had a box at home I could probably keep eating them one after another.

Umashio Pretzels: details

About the nutrition facts

Here are the nutrition facts (per 45g) for the Umashio Pretzels.

If you are watching your calories, check the nutrition facts before you eat.

Summary

Here we covered the Okinawa-exclusive Umashio Pretzels.

Okinawa-exclusive Umashio Pretzels are a popular souvenir, and they are inexpensive enough to buy for yourself too.

It is sold at Naha Airport and at souvenir shops, so if you have not tried it yet, why not give it a go?

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Beniimo Pretzels are sold by Okiko Co., Ltd. and made at Saito Seika’s Tsu Plant. You can buy them at the airport and at roadside stations in Okinawa.

You can also buy it on Amazon, Rakuten and other online stores, so take a look.

Beni-imo Pretzels

Beni-imo Pretzels come in several pack sizes:

• 1 box… 2 packs
• 4 boxes… 8 packs

are the sizes available.

The pack sizes are finely divided, which makes it easy to pick the one you want.

Beni-imo Pretzels: our impressions

Open the box and you find two packs of 13 Beni-imo Pretzel sticks; opening a pack released a lovely beni-imo aroma.

The sweetness is nicely judged, and the beni-imo flavor comes through as you finish it.

It is not too sweet either, so I found myself thinking I could eat one stick after another.

I always think of pretzels as salty, but the beni-imo pretzels barely tasted salty at all.

The sweetness and aroma of the beni-imo come through more strongly than the salt.

If you are looking for something similar, think Pocky or Pretz.

I forgot to measure it, but it is about 15 cm.

It is about the same size as a Pocky stick.

Beni-imo Pretzels: details

About the nutrition facts

Here are the nutrition facts (per 45g) for the Beni-imo Pretzels.

It is a sweet treat, so if you are watching your calories, check the nutrition facts before you eat.

Summary

Here we covered the Okinawa-exclusive Beni-imo Pretzels.

Okinawa-exclusive Beni-imo Pretzels are a popular souvenir.

It is sold at Naha Airport and at souvenir shops, so if you have not tried it yet, why not give it a go?

Thank you for reading to the end.

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You can buy it as a souvenir, and supermarkets in Okinawa sell it as an everyday retort-pouch food.

Nakami-jiru is a local Okinawan dish, often eaten with family and relatives at New Year and on celebratory occasions.

Nakami means pork offal: the stomach and intestines are simmered in bonito stock and seasoned with soy sauce and salt.

You add ginger and spring onion to the light broth before eating.

Some Okinawa soba restaurants also add soba noodles to nakami-jiru and serve it as nakami soba.

Think of nakami-jiru as Okinawa’s answer to the ozoni soup eaten on the mainland.

Reference: Kyodo Ryori Monogatari

Okiham Nakami-jiru

Preparing it is very simple:

• Heat the unopened pouch in boiling water for 5 minutes
• Open the pouch, pour the contents into a pan and heat

are the options.

It is a retort-pouch food, so that is all there is to preparing it.

※Do not microwave the pouch as it is

Okiham Nakami-jiru: our impressions

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Okiham Nakami-jiru is delicious, with a flavor that brings back memories of family celebrations.

Nakami-jiru has three main ingredients:
・pork offal
・konjac
・finely sliced shiitake mushrooms

are the options.

I found it a little salty, but it was still very good.

Okiham Nakami-jiru: details

About the nutrition facts

Here are the nutrition facts for Okiham Nakami-jiru.

Okiham Nakami-jiru is a little salty and the sodium content seems high, so take a look before you eat.

Summary

Here we covered Okiham Nakami-jiru.

Okiham Nakami-jiru tastes far better than you would expect from a retort pouch.

If you do not live in Okinawa you may well never have tried nakami-jiru, so why not give it a go?

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Ishigaki Salt Chinsuko is made and sold by Nanto Bussan Co., Ltd. You can buy it at the airport and at roadside stations in Okinawa.

You can also buy it on Amazon, Rakuten and other online stores, so take a look.

It won the Excellent Okinawa Product award in the prefecture’s FY2020 recommended product program.

※There are two Ishigaki Salt Chinsuko products, one from Nanto Bussan and one from Miyagi Kashiten; this article covers the Nanto Bussan version

Ishigaki Salt Chinsuko

Opening the bag of Ishigaki Salt Chinsuko, there were 17 pieces packed inside.

At the moment it seems to be sold only in the 17-piece bag.

Ishigaki Salt Chinsuko: our impressions

A chinsuko with a nicely judged sweetness and a slight crunch of salt — it tasted great.

It makes you thirsty as you eat, so it would go well with coffee or Japanese tea.

It works well as a souvenir or as an afternoon snack.

Break the Ishigaki Salt Chinsuko apart and the cross-section looks like the image above.

Ishigaki Salt Chinsuko: details

About the nutrition facts

Here are the nutrition facts for Ishigaki Salt Chinsuko.

Ishigaki Salt Chinsuko is a sweet treat, so the calories are worth a look.

Take a look before you eat.

Summary

Here we covered Ishigaki Salt Chinsuko.

Ishigaki Salt Chinsuko is not especially well known, but it is a popular souvenir choice.

It is sold at Naha Airport and at souvenir shops, so if you have not tried it yet, why not give it a go?

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Beni-imo tarts are sold by many companies, but at the moment Okashigoten and Nanpo feel like the two front-runners.

Nanpo’s Beni-imo Tart is so well known in Okinawa that most locals have tried it at least once.

These days it is sold at souvenir shops and convenience stores too, and it has become a familiar souvenir for locals and visitors alike.

Nanpo Beni-imo Tart

Open the box and the Beni-imo Tarts are neatly arranged inside.

The number of pieces varies by box:

• 3 pieces
• 6 pieces
• 10 pieces
• 16 pieces

are the sizes available.

The pack sizes are finely divided, which makes it easy to pick the one you want.

Nanpo Beni-imo Tart: our impressions

Nanpo’s Beni-imo Tart is known for its rich beni-imo flavor and moist texture.

The tart is piled with sweet potato paste, and the sweetness is beautifully judged.

Cut the tart in half and it looks like the image above.

It is piled with beni-imo paste, and just looking at it makes you hungry.

This is just my impression, but it felt slightly creamier than Okashigoten’s beni-imo tart.

Nanpo Beni-imo Tart: details

About the nutrition facts

Here are the nutrition facts (per piece) for Nanpo’s Beni-imo Tart.

If you are watching your calories, take a look before you eat — this is a sweet treat.

Summary

Here we covered Nanpo’s Beni-imo Tart.

Nanpo’s Beni-imo Tart is a popular souvenir, loved by locals and visitors alike.

When you are in Okinawa it is sold not only at Naha Airport but at convenience stores too.

If you have not tried it yet, why not give it a go?

Thank you for reading to the end.

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Beni-imo Matsuri is a souvenir made by Nanpo, and it is one of the popular choices in Okinawa.

It contains 25 pieces across four varieties — about as much variety as a beni-imo lover could ask for.

Beni-imo Matsuri

Open the box and the four kinds of sweets are neatly arranged inside.

It contains the following four kinds of sweets.

• ICHICORO Puff Sand… 4 pieces
• Beni-imo Chinsuko… 10 pieces
• Beni-imo Tart… 3 pieces
• Polka Dot (beni-imo)… 8 pieces

Each sweet has its own character, and all of them were sweet and good.

Being able to try this many kinds of sweets from a single box is another advantage of Beni-imo Matsuri.

Beni-imo Matsuri: our impressions

As mentioned above, Beni-imo Matsuri contains four kinds of sweets.

Here are our impressions of each one.

ICHICORO Puff Sand

The outside of the ICHICORO Puff Sand is like a beni-imo cookie, with white chocolate inside.

It has both a light crispness and a firmer crunch, with a nicely judged sweetness.

Break the ICHICORO Puff Sand in two and it looks roughly like the image above.

It is packed with white chocolate too.

Beni-imo Chinsuko

The Beni-imo Chinsuko here was round rather than the usual long, thin shape.

The aroma of beni-imo spreads the moment you bite in, and the sweetness is nicely judged.

Like a standard chinsuko, it draws almost all the moisture out of your mouth.

Breaking one in two, there was a small hollow inside.

Beni-imo Tart

The Beni-imo Tart is known for its rich beni-imo flavor and moist texture.

The tart is piled with sweet potato paste, and the sweetness is beautifully judged.

Cut the tart in half and it looks like the image above.

It is piled with beni-imo paste, and just looking at it makes you hungry.

This is just my impression, but it felt slightly creamier than Okashigoten’s beni-imo tart.

Polka Dot

Polka Dot is a moist sweet, and personally it was my favorite of everything in Beni-imo Matsuri.

I love the beni-imo aroma that spreads when you open the bag, and the beni-imo sweetness that fills your mouth as you bite in.

It is a sweet treat, so unless you watch how much you eat, you could easily keep going.

Break the Polka Dot in half and it looks like the image above.

It is packed with beni-imo paste and it was very good.

Beni-imo Matsuri: details

About the nutrition facts

Here are the nutrition facts (per piece) for Nanpo’s Beni-imo Matsuri.

It is a sweet treat overall, so if you are watching your calories, take a look before you eat.

Summary

Here we covered Nanpo’s Beni-imo Matsuri.

Beni-imo Matsuri contains 25 pieces across four varieties — generous in volume and good value.

When you are in Okinawa it is sold at Naha Airport and at souvenir shops.

If you have not tried it yet, why not give it a go?

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In 2016, Imo-Imo Tart was launched as a sister product to the beni-imo tart.

It uses two different sweet potatoes, purple and orange, giving it vivid color and a mellow flavor.

It also won a Gold Confectionery Award at the 27th National Confectionery Exposition (Ise Kashi Expo 2017).

Imo-Imo Tart

Open the box and the Imo-Imo Tarts are neatly arranged inside.

Imo-Imo Tart also comes in several pack sizes:

• 6 pieces
• 10 pieces

are the sizes available.

Imo-Imo Tart: our impressions

Imo-Imo Tart is known for the combination of purple and orange sweet potato.

It uses beni-imo from Okinawa Prefecture along with the orange akane-imo, so you can taste two kinds of sweet potato at once.

The flavor is very mellow, and the aroma of sweet potato fills your mouth the moment you bite in.

Cut the Imo-Imo Tart open and it looks like the image above.

It is piled with beni-imo and akane-imo, which makes it look very appetizing.

Imo-Imo Tart: details

About the nutrition facts

Here are the nutrition facts for the Imo-Imo Tart.

If you are watching your calories, take a look before you eat — this is a sweet treat.

Summary

Here we covered Okashigoten’s Imo-Imo Tart.

Imo-Imo Tart is one of the more popular Okinawan souvenirs.

When you are in Okinawa, Imo-Imo Tart is sold at Naha Airport and other spots frequented by visitors.

If you have not tried it yet, why not give it a go?

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Chinsuko Chocolat is made and sold by Fashion Candy Co., Ltd. in Ginowan City, Okinawa.

It has been on sale since 1996, and it is famous for a catchy TV commercial that locals will recognize instantly.

Chinsuko Chocolat is currently sold through the online shop, at airports and at souvenir shops across the prefecture.

Chinsuko Chocolat

There are various flavors, listed below.

• Milk (the one tasted here)
• Dark
• Black Cocoa & White Chocolate [winter only]
• Premium Chinsuko Chocolat

The packaging changes with the number of chinsuko, and comes in both bags and boxes.

Personally, since most people buy these as souvenirs, I think standardizing on boxed packaging would make them easier to hand to family and friends.

Chinsuko Chocolat (milk): our impressions

Chinsuko Chocolat looks like a chinsuko neatly coated in chocolate.

A chinsuko with nicely judged chocolate sweetness and a distinctly light, crisp texture.

My impression of chinsuko had always been that it leaves your mouth dry after one bite, but

With Chinsuko Chocolat my mouth never went dry, and it was easy to enjoy.

It differed a little from the chinsuko I had in mind, but the flavor and texture are clearly designed to suit a wide range of people.

Break the Chinsuko Chocolat in two and it looks like the image above.

It felt lighter in the hand than a standard chinsuko.

There are small hollows inside the chinsuko, and apparently that is the key to the texture.

Chinsuko Chocolat: details

About the nutrition facts

Here are the nutrition facts (per piece) for Chinsuko Chocolat.

If you are watching your calories, take a look before you eat — this is a sweet treat.

Summary

Here we covered Chinsuko Chocolat.

Chinsuko Chocolat is a popular souvenir, loved by locals and visitors alike.

When you are in Okinawa it is sold at Naha Airport and other souvenir shops, so if you have not tried it yet, why not give it a go?

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Kokuto Chocolat Tororu is made and sold by Okashigoten in Yomitan Village, Okinawa, and it is sold at airports, roadside stations and souvenir shops.

In 2018 it was chosen for the top Excellent Okinawa Product award, and it is a popular souvenir.

Kokuto Chocolat Tororu

Open the box and the Kokuto Chocolat Tororu are neatly arranged inside.

The number of Kokuto Chocolat Tororu also varies by box:

• 6 pieces
• 8 pieces
• 12 pieces

are the sizes available.

The pack sizes are finely divided, which makes it easy to pick the one you want.

Kokuto Chocolat Tororu: our impressions

The image above shows Kokuto Chocolat Tororu after opening the wrapper.

It is not especially large — I did not measure it, but it feels about 8 cm across.

With Kokuto Chocolat Tororu, the chocolate spreads through your mouth first and the brown sugar flavor follows.

Nicely sweet, with a cookie-like shell and a molten chocolate center.

As you can see in the image above, the inside is filled with molten chocolate and the outside is coated in a cookie-like dough.

Kokuto Chocolat Tororu: details

About the nutrition facts

Here are the nutrition facts (per piece) for Kokuto Chocolat Tororu.

If you are watching your calories, take a look before you eat — this is a sweet treat.

Summary

Here we covered Kokuto Chocolat Tororu.

Kokuto Chocolat Tororu is a popular souvenir, loved by locals and visitors alike.

When you are in Okinawa it is sold at Naha Airport and other souvenir shops, so if you have not tried it yet, why not give it a go?

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Kokuto Pretzels are sold by Okiko Co., Ltd. and made at Saito Seika’s Tsu Plant. You can buy them at the airport and at roadside stations in Okinawa.

You can also buy it on Amazon, Rakuten and other online stores, so take a look.

Kokuto Pretzels

Kokuto Pretzels come in several pack sizes:

• 1 box… 2 packs
• 4 boxes… 8 packs

are the sizes available.

The pack sizes are finely divided, which makes it easy to pick the one you want.

※Each pack contains 13 Kokuto Pretzel sticks

Kokuto Pretzels: our impressions

Open the box and the sweet, toasty aroma of brown sugar spreads out.

The gentle sweetness of the brown sugar and the crisp texture work well together.

If you are looking for something similar, think Pocky or Pretz.

I forgot to measure it, but it is about 15 cm — roughly the same size as a Pocky stick.

This is just my impression, but if I had a box at home I could probably keep eating them one after another.

Kokuto Pretzels: details

About the nutrition facts

Here are the nutrition facts (per 45g) for the Kokuto Pretzels.

If you are watching your calories, check the nutrition facts before you eat.

Summary

Here we covered the Okinawa-exclusive Kokuto Pretzels.

Okinawa-exclusive Kokuto Pretzels are a popular souvenir, and they are inexpensive enough to buy for yourself too.

It is sold at Naha Airport and at souvenir shops, so if you have not tried it yet, why not give it a go?

Thank you for reading to the end.

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