🍱 Gameni

"Game-ni" is a typical local dish of Fukuoka Prefecture, and its name comes from the Hakata dialect word "gamekurikomu" (meaning "to gather together"). It is also said that the name "game-ni" originated during the Japanese invasion of Korea by Hideyoshi Toyotomi during the Japanese invasion of Korea in 1592, when soldiers who went to Korea ate game-ni by stewing suppon (a type of soft-shelled turtle) and other ingredients they had on hand. Nowadays, chicken is generally used instead of suppon, and game-ni is also a New Year's dish and a vegetarian dish, and has become an indispensable local delicacy. According to a national survey, Fukuoka City's high consumption of chicken and burdocks is said to be due to the fact that they are used in "game-ni. Game-ni" is also called "Chikuzen-ni" in Japan, but while boneless chicken is also used in Chikuzen-ni, boned chicken is sometimes used in Game-ni.