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2022.09.04 [ English page ]
HAO!PEANUT PASTE

Features of HAO! PEANUT PASTE

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This additive-free peanut paste is made only from peanuts grown on Ojika Island.

Nothing else is added besides peanuts, so you can taste the richness and sweetness of the peanuts themselves.

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Spread it on bread with honey or millet sugar, use it in dishes instead of sesame paste, mix it with sweet chili sauce to make peanut sauce, the possibilities are unlimited!

We hope you enjoy it in all kinds of situations, from a morning you want to splurge a little, to a special salad dressing you serve to your guests!

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Peanuts grown in the unique red soil are characterized by their deep richness and sweetness.

Actually, it is difficult to produce peanuts in red soil.

Instead, it is said that the soil is rich in minerals, which makes them grow sweet and richness.

Weeding under the scorching sun in summer, harvesting while watching the weather, and with the changing of the four seasons, we cultivate the peanuts with great care and diligence.

After harvesting, washing, and drying, peanuts are sorted one by one by hand and eye.

Due to the small size of the island, the cultivation area is limited and only 20 kg of peanuts can be roasted at a time in a special roasting machine, so mass production is not possible.

Once the peanuts are roasted, they are sorted again by hand and eye, and only those products that meet the standards are sold as “Ojika Island peanuts”.

The peanuts, the result of the labor and love of many people, are well known both on and off the island as a representative specialty of Ojika Island.
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What is Ojika Island like?

There is nothing on Ojika Island. There are no resort facilities or convenience stores. What is there is a daily life of coexistence with nature, self-sufficiency, and barter. The islanders help each other and live in a friendly manner.

Each of the islanders live a lifestyle that suits their own stature. The nostalgic Japanese landscape, preserved only on this small island, has much to teach us.

Nothing But Special.

That is what Ojika Island is all about.

 

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History of Ojika’s Peanuts

It was 70 years ago that peanuts were first produced on Ojika Island. At that time, Japan was in the midst of a period of war. During the war, food was hard to come by, and of course, children’s favorite snacks such as candy balls and manju (a sweet made with bean paste) were also hard to come by. Children are the island’s treasure. Seeing that the children had little to look forward to, the adults made peanuts as a substitute for snacks, and this was the beginning of Ojika Island peanuts. The peanuts grown on Ojika Island’s sun-drenched red soil have a rich, full-bodied flavor and a sweetness that fills your mouth when you bite into them.
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Where is Ojika Island?

It is a small island on the northern tip of the Goto Archipelago in Nagasaki Prefecture. It is about 60 km west of Sasebo Port in Nagasaki Prefecture.

It takes about 3 hours by ferry from Sasebo, 1.5 hours by high-speed boat, and 5 hours by ferry from Fukuoka.

Ojika Island Tourism  URL: https://ojikajima.jp/en/top