Nico : This time I want to introduce traditional sweets of Miyako island. Having traditional sweets while I stay in the island makes me feel composed.
Speaking of Okinawa(Okinawa is one of the prefectures in Japan. Miyako island is one of the islands of Okinawa islands.) , tinsukou is the most famous of Okinawa traditional sweets. Tinsukou are cookies like short bread. They are made from flour, sugar and lard. In Miyako island, yuki-sio flavored one is special.
Yuki means snow and sio means salt in Japanese. Yuki-sio is like powder snow salt. It contains lots of minerals from seawater.
In a history, Miyako island is made from coral that rose above the ocean. It is made up
close to seawater as same as possible. So if you put it into water and
stir, you can make seawater of Miyako island.
Yuki-sio tinsukou is sweet and salty.
Saa-taa-andagii is one of the most famous Okinawa traditional sweets too. In Miyako island, it is called satapanbin. It is donuts made with sugar from sugarcane.
Yummyyyyyyyyyyyy.
Peanuts kokutou is fried peanuts coated with sugar of sugarcane. Kokutou means black sugar and it made from sugarcane. You might not stop eating until it's all gone!
This one is peanuts brittle made with sugar of sugarcane. It's unbelievably yummy.
This small donuts is similar to satapanbin with sesame. It is more sweet than satapanbin. It is called Nada-sousou. Nada-sousou means `tears streamed down' in Okinawa Japanese.
Kokutou ame is sugarcane candy. It tastes really good with black coffee.
They are all usually handmade. Besides, they are cheap and yummy. Me and MJ went to a souvenir shop in Miyako island lots of times while we stayed there. If you go to Miyako island, you can buy them at Kamehama omiyage-ten. The owner of this souvenir shop is an elderly couple who are real Miyako island people. They are sweet and wonderful.
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