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What is Kamai?
<Photographs of Kamai
Kamai means wild boar in the dialect of Iriomote Island.
While wild boars in other regions are more mixed-breed and larger in size, the Kamai is a purebred wild boar and many of them are small in size. The kamai has also long been known as a pest that destroys crops. Regarding its hunting methods, in the past, they used to be hunted down with dogs and poked with a spear or crushed with stones to kill them. Nowadays, they are mainly captured in a trap.
Kamai" as food
Kamai is a very good superfood as an ingredient.
Kamai feed mainly on acorns and other nuts. Boars raised on acorns have healthy meat that is low in calories and high in protein. In addition, the meat is firm and very tasty because it is not farm-raised, but is captured from wild kamai that are well exercised in their natural habitat. The acorns that dongkamai eat contain an oil called oleic acid, which lowers blood cholesterol levels. As a result, the kamai that eat them also accumulate oleic-acid-derived fat. Oleic acid is a power food that can be expected to have anti-aging and beauty effects in addition to lowering blood cholesterol.
A valuable source of protein and power food on the island, kamai is said to be edible except for its tail, which can be eaten not only for its meat but also for its bones, organs, and even blood.
Amazing. It is truly a complete food.
Kamai's Meat Sales Destination
Kamai meat for sale
Nagasawa Butcher sells many kinds of kamai meat. They also offer mail-in service, so you can enjoy kamai meat all over the country.
Kamai meat handled at Nagasawa Butcher Shop is fresh and sanitized.
Kamai meat itself does not have an odor, with the exception of some males in heat. The main cause of the smell is that the meat is not drained of blood. A gun is sometimes used for hunting, but it is not enough to remove the blood. Therefore, at Nagasawa Butcher Shop, fresh kamai meat is captured by trapping and properly drained of blood, so that you can enjoy the taste of fresh kamai meat.
The products are disassembled at a facility licensed by the public health department and are properly cleaned and treated for sanitation.
As explained at the beginning of this article, kamai can be eaten except for the tail. Therefore, we handle both parts of the meat that you are familiar with and parts that are unfamiliar to you.
There are various types of meat, such as "kata," which has a lot of muscularity and is suitable for curry and stew, and "ribs," which has a good balance of skin, fat, and lean meat, and has a strong flavor.
<Nagasawa Butcher's website
Stock usually sells out around March, and sales resume as soon as they come in around December after the start of the hunting season, so aim to purchase at that time!
Please note, however, that product purchases seem to be accepted only by e-mail!
~Basic Information
Name: Nagasawa Butcher Shop
Access: 984 Aza Iriomote, Taketomi-cho, Yaeyama-gun, Okinawa, Japan
Phone number: 090-7585-6781
Email: info@simamariasibi.com (orders only accepted by email)
Hours of operation: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Holidays: Closed
A restaurant where you can eat "Kamai", a B gourmet food of Iriomote Island.
(1) Local gourmet food, including kamai, is available at "Island Gourmet Irumuteiya".
Island delicacies Irumuteiya" appears frequently in PIPI's columns. It is a restaurant that serves delicious food.
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It is directly operated by a pineapple farmer, and the pineapple beer made with pineapple from his own farm is very popular for its refreshing taste and goes very well with Okinawan cuisine using Iriomote Island ingredients, including kamai.
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<Photographs of Kamai Cuisine
Since it is close to the Star Sand Beach, you may toast with a pineapple beer after enjoying snorkeling and other activities!
The famous Yaeyama soba, made from pork bones and dried bonito flakes, is a great way to end the meal.
~Basic Information
Name: Island delicacies Irumuteiya
Access: 10-625 Uehara, Taketomi-cho, Yaeyama-gun, Okinawa, Japan
Phone number: 0980-85-6878
Hours of operation: 18:00-23:00
Closed: Wednesday
(2) Enjoy gibier of Iriomote "Inokariya Ohara Branch".
It is a stylish restaurant where you can drink cocktails, which are not often seen in the eastern part of Iriomote Island. It has a great atmosphere with a nice counter.
Cocktails served with gibier are a perfect match for connoisseurs.
As you can imagine from the stylish interior, the restaurant offers not only island cuisine but also a wide variety of Western-style dishes.
Enjoy gibier cuisine at a stylish restaurant in the marrow of Iriomote Island.
~Basic Information
Name: Inokariya Ohara
Access: 201-112, Minamikazumi, Taketomi Town, Yaeyama-gun, Okinawa, Japan
Phone number: 0980-85-5890
Business hours: 18:30-23:00 (L.O.22:00)
Closed: Wednesdays and Sundays
in the end
We introduced Kamai. How was it?
Many of you may have hesitated to eat wild boar because of its smelly image. Now you know that kamai has little odor and is good for anti-aging and health promotion. Some stores also offer shipping, so you can eat kamai even in your own home. However, if you are going to eat it, I think it tastes better when it is fresh, so please enjoy the local power food in Iriomote Island.
Thank you for reading to the end.
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