Narutomaki (鳴門巻ã/ãªã‚‹ã¨å·»ã) or naruto (ナルト/ãªã‚‹ã¨)span> is a type of kamaboko, or cured fish surimi produced in Japan. Each slice of naruto has a pink or red spiral pattern, which resembles the Naruto whirlpools in the Naruto Strait between Awaji Island and Shikoku in Japan. It is also used as a slang term for the at sign ("@").
Production
The city of Yaizu, Shizuoka is known for production of naruto.
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.
In media
- Notably, the titular character Naruto Uzumaki from Naruto is named after naruto. In-universe, his name is taken from a courageous novel character named Naruto Musasabi, who in turn is named after naruto.
- In Kamen Rider W, the popular "Fuumen" is a bowl of Ramen with a giant Naruto on top.
See also
- Food portal
References
External links
- Naruto as a topping on soba (Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum) (in Japanese)
- Knowledge on naruto (Naruto Kitamura Ltd.) (in Japanese)
