Ago Chikuwa - Ago Chikuwa

…The Morisada Manko states that “Today’s chikuwa is as shown in the diagram on the right (omitted), and the lid is wrapped around a bamboo mat and steamed, so it is shaped like a small mouth.” This shape is still used today in what is called “Naruto” and “chikuwa fu.” Modern chikuwa is made with frozen minced fish such as pollock, and has a strong image of being a low-grade kamaboko, but Tottori’s agochikuwa, which uses flying fish, is a high-quality product. The aforementioned Naruto is made by rolling red-colored minced fish into clear minced fish and steaming it, and its colorful spiral shape makes it used in noodles and other dishes. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "ago chikuwa" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…《守貞漫稿》には〈今制ノ竹輪，右ノ図(略)ノ如クス，蓋シ外ヲ竹簀ヲ以テ巻包ミ蒸ス，故ニ小口下ノ如キナリ〉とあるが，この形は現在では〈鳴門（なると）〉と呼ばれるものや〈ちくわ麩（ぶ）〉がうけついでいる。現在のちくわはスケトウダラなどの冷凍すり身を用い，かまぼこの下級品といったイメージが強いが，トビウオを原料とする鳥取のアゴちくわなどは良品である。前記の鳴門は赤く着色したすり身を無色のすり身の中に巻きこみ蒸したもので，渦巻形の彩りがよく，めん類などに使われる。…

※「アゴちくわ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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