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- A delicious banana cake developed by a popular local confectionery shop.
- Ishigaki Island salt and purple sweet potato cream go perfectly together! This local langue de chat will have you coming back for more!
- A versatile syrup carefully made with healthy island ingredients that makes a great gift
- A luxurious island dressing with the gentle flavor of brown sugar, shared by a popular Italian restaurant.
- One shake of "Island Spice" will send you into a tropical mood, with an addictive taste.
- A mellow taste of 3-year-aged awamori. Awamori available only on the island, packed with the attention to detail of a long-established brewery.
A delicious banana cake developed by a popular local confectionery shop.
756 yen / Sold by: Naha Bakery
Naha Bakery is a popular local confectionery shop that has been making simple-tasting sweets since it was founded in 1977. One of the most popular products developed by the shop is the Ishigaki Island Banana Cake, which uses plenty of bananas. The moist dough has a light and fluffy texture and melts in your mouth just like a chiffon cake. The subtle sweetness and smooth texture of this banana cake will have you eating too much, and you'll be able to really taste the flavor and taste of bananas.
At the brick-and-mortar store, located a little ways from the city center, you can find many other sweets made with Ishigaki Island's specialty products. Be sure to check it out when you visit.
Naha Bakery
| address | ： | 70-12 Shineicho, Ishigaki City, Okinawa Prefecture |
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| phone | ： | 0980-82-3889 |
| business hours | ： | 9:00～19:00 |
| Closed Day | ： | Sunday |
| ： | @nahabakery1997 |
Ishigaki Island salt and purple sweet potato cream go perfectly together! This local langue de chat will have you coming back for more!
10 pieces for 864 yen / Sold by: Nanto Bussan Ishigaki Sales Office
If you are looking for a souvenir made with ingredients that are typical of Okinawa, try "Ishigakijima Purple Sweet Potato Salt Langudosha," developed by "Nanto Bussan," a food manufacturer that specializes in Okinawa souvenirs.
Sandwiched between the crispy cookies is purple sweet potato cream made with salt from Ishigaki Island. The cream has just the right amount of sweetness with the flavor of purple sweet potato, and the salt is just the right amount, making for an addictive taste. The packaging is also stylish and individually wrapped, making it a perfect souvenir for workplaces. Once you start eating, you won't be able to stop, this is an excellent local langue de chat.
Available at New Ishigaki Airport, Euglena Mall, etc.
A versatile syrup carefully made with healthy island ingredients that makes a great gift
120ml 1,393 yen / Sold by: Okinawa Ginger Syrup
A small bar that opened in Ishigaki Island in 1998. The ginger syrup, packed with local ingredients, was made to be used in the cocktails and pancakes served there. Some people visit just for the taste, while others are popular with customers who suffer from poor circulation, and before long, it was sold in small portions. One souvenir from Ishigaki Island is "Yuki's Brown Sugar Ginger Syrup."
The syrup, which has an addictive taste that combines the rich sweetness of brown sugar with the dryness of ginger, goes great with soda, beer, or soy milk. It can be enjoyed in a variety of ways, such as pouring it over ice cream or bread, or using it as a seasoning. At the directly managed syrup factory, which also sells limited edition products, you can sample a wide variety of syrups.
Ishigaki Island Ginger Syrup Factory
| address | ： | 74 Tonoshiro, Ishigaki City, Okinawa Prefecture |
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| phone | ： | 0980-88-8638 |
| business hours | ： | 10:00～20:00 |
| Closed Day | ： | Sunday |
| web | ： | Yuki's Ginger Syrup Official Website |
A luxurious island dressing with the gentle flavor of brown sugar, shared by a popular Italian restaurant.
150ml 631 yen / Sold by: Pastaya Miele
Pasta-ya Miele is a popular Italian restaurant opened by a chef who moved to Ishigaki Island. The deliciousness of the homemade dressing used at the restaurant became popular, and after about two years, the popular and dramatically named "Night Sky Ishigakijima Dressing" was commercialized.
This luxurious, handmade, additive-free dressing is made with carefully selected ingredients such as salt from Ishigaki Island, brown sugar from Hateruma Island, the southernmost island in Japan, and domestic onions. Inspired by the starry night sky of Ishigaki Island, it contains a single star-shaped onion inspired by the Southern Cross. With a gentle flavor and exquisite black sesame taste, it goes great with salads and meat dishes. It is available in a series such as "Morning Shikwasa" and "Sunset Sky," so we recommend purchasing the three-bottle set.
Available for purchase at Ishigaki City Specialty Products Sales Center (2nd floor of Ishigaki City Public Market)
One shake of "Island Spice" will send you into a tropical mood, with an addictive taste.
756 yen / Seller: Ishigakijima Sea and Mountain Products Agricultural Cooperative Association
When you go to a soba restaurant on the island to eat Yaeyama soba, a specialty of Okinawa, you will always find "Hibachi," also known as island pepper, on the table. It has a unique flavor that has a somewhat tropical aroma. This spice unique to the Yaeyama Islands is also a perfect souvenir from Ishigaki Island.
"100% Premium Hibachi" uses only Okinawan Hibachi, which has been cultivated in the Yaeyama Islands since ancient times. When you open the bottle, a sweet aroma wafts out, and when you put it in your mouth, you can feel a spicy taste after the sweetness. It is a traditional island spice that has become established in Yaeyama as a way to eliminate the odor of meat dishes. It can be used to flavor Yaeyama soba, and you can enjoy a change of tropical flavor when used in stir-fries.
Available for purchase at Ishigaki City Specialty Products Sales Center (2nd floor of Ishigaki City Public Market)
A mellow taste of 3-year-aged awamori. Awamori available only on the island, packed with the attention to detail of a long-established brewery.
600ml 1,320 yen / Sold by: Seifuku Shuzo
A classic Okinawa souvenir that is perfect for alcohol lovers is awamori. It is produced by six breweries on Ishigaki Island, and a wide variety of awamori is available at airports and souvenir shops. One of the most recommended is "Koshu Ishigaki" produced by Seifuku Shuzo, which was founded in 1949. This awamori can only be purchased on Ishigaki Island, and is not available for sale online.
Its rich flavor is achieved through traditional direct-fire earthenware pot distillation, with careful adjustment of heat. It uses aged liquor that has been aged for three years, and has an alcohol content of 25%, which is a little low for awamori. When you drink it, the slight sweetness of the rice and the mellowness of the aged liquor spread throughout your mouth. It has an easy-to-drink, gentle flavor, so it is sure to please not only awamori fans, but also those who have not had much awamori before.
Available for purchase at Ishigaki City Specialty Products Sales Center (2nd floor of Ishigaki City Public Market)
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