Delicious Local Foods The Kii Peninsula is famous for its lush natural environment—the base of local cuisine. Fresh local products are featured throughout the region. If you like Japanese food, then you will love Kumano! Wild Boar Hot Pot In Japan wild boar meat is considered a highly prized delicacy, especially served as a hot pot dish. This is called shishi-nabe 獅子鍋, “shishi” being wild boar and “nabe” being hot pot. Another name for this dish is called botan-nabe or peony hot pot. Ayu Ayu 鮎 or sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis) is a small local fish found in the clear rivers. It migrates up and down the rivers feeding on algae … Continue reading Local Specialties