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Food & Specialty Products - Tamba

Botan-Nabe (boar meat cooked in a pot)

Boar meat becomes more tender and flavorful as it is cooked in this traditional Japanese pot dish. This delicious miso-flavored dish is extremely popular in this part of Hyogo.

Black beans

This is one of the most popular food items from the Tamba region. These sweet, large, glossy beans are in high-demand nation-wide. Tamba black beans do not get mushy no matter how much they are boiled, which is another reason for its popularity.

Tamba Chestnuts

These are the most popular chestnuts in Japan for their size and flavor. Tamba Chestnuts are used in traditional Japanese dishes such as yokan (sweets made of sweet beans), kanro-ni (simmered in sweet sauce), and natto.

Tamba Matsutake Mushroom

Tamba Matsutake mushrooms are found in the basin surrounded by the Tamba mountains.

Tamba-yaki (Tamba-style pottery)

Tamba pottery is one of the six ancient potteries in Japan, and it was first started back in the late Heian period and early Kamakura period (1180-1230).

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