🍱 Kaki-Namasu

"Kakinamasu" is a local dish made with daikon radish and carrots, seasoned with vinegar and added with dried persimmons. It is considered an essential dish for the New Year's festivities in some regions. Persimmons are broadly categorized into sweet persimmons and astringent persimmons. Gifu Prefecture, one of the leading persimmon-producing regions in the country, is known as the birthplace of the "Fuyu Gaki," known as the king of persimmons. In the prefecture, high-quality persimmons with a sugar content exceeding 17 degrees are cultivated. Additionally, astringent persimmons, particularly the dried persimmons from Mino-Kamo City, such as the "Doujou Hachiya Gaki," and the processed dried persimmons called "Ren Gaki" from Yamagata City, along with the "Ijira Omi Gaki," considered a lucky charm for the New Year, have a history of over 1000 years and are well-regarded for their harvest volume and quality.