Product Summary (Registration No.147)

Registration No.147 中城島にんじん

Registered name (Transcription) : 中城島にんじん（Nakagusuku Shima Ninjin）
Reference information : Nakagusuku Shima Ninjin（Carrot）

Category of product

Class 1 : Agricultural product（Carrot）

Production Area

Nakagusuku Village, Nakagami County, Okinawa Prefecture

Registered Group

Nakagusuku-mura Yasai Sanchi Kyougikai (Nakagusuku Village Vegetable Producing Area Association)

Characteristics

It is a carrot characterized by its vivid yellow color and thin and long shape resembling a burdock. It has been an essential and valuable ingredient for medicinal cuisine and local dishes of Okinawa Prefecture and is deeply rooted in the local food culture.

Link with the Production Area

The producing area is blessed with a warm climate and abundant underground water, constituting the natural conditions suitable for cultivating shima ninjin, which grows best at 15°C or higher temperatures and requires much water. Farmers have continued to cultivate local varieties by maintaining the strain via home seed-raising, the production area boasts the largest production volume of shima ninjin in the prefecture. The Nakagusuku Village Ordinance designates December 12 as "Nakagusuku Village Island Carrot Day" to expand the consumption centered on the village and promote the succession of shima ninjin cultivation to the next generation.